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And what should they buy instead? See my longer comment about that.
by _ph_ 7y ago
And what should they buy instead? See my longer comment about that.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoC919s? Here is china’s big chance I guess.
- nickserv 7y agoUS airlines would probably be very jittery buying a Chinese place, given the current trade war with China. For other countries, it could be a way in, especially because of the backlog on the A320. But it does mean a large investment in training and parts logistics. It would make more sense for a country that wanted to score political points with China.
- _ph_ 7y agoYes, this is really giving new competitors an opening. But of course, adding a completely new supplier to your fleet is a large step for any airline and will take some time and effort to implement.
- clintonb 7y agoThe poster was being sarcastic. There is almost zero chance that Boeing loses [US] orders to a Chinese manufacturer. The tariffs in that sector are too high, and the trust in Chinese manufacturing is too low. Even switching from Boeing to Airbus is not likely. As you point out, switching a new supplier is a large step, and too large for many airlines to make.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoChina uses western avionics and jet turbines, so there isn’t much difference between it and a 737 or 320. But they don’t win out in fuel efficiency, so they probably won’t do that great outside of China and belt road countries.
- yread 7y agoSu95 sukhoi superjet also uses western avionics and is 50% owned by a western company and is competitive with comparable western models. It's still very much a failure though mostly because of supply chain economics
- meowface 7y agoThe other issue is if the US government doesn't want people using Huawei devices, they're probably not going to like people buying Chinese planes.
- _ph_ 7y agoThis is why the 737 MAX has to return to flight at basically any cost. It is the only US offering in that market segment, by the only US manufacturer left.
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