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I think they will have significant difficulties ever bringing a product to the US or EU market. Having observed business dealings related to Comac when they fir
by genmud 4y ago
I think they will have significant difficulties ever bringing a product to the US or EU market. Having observed business dealings related to Comac when they first came about, I’m actually surprised any planes have been built at all. I personally thought it was a government sponsored honeypot to steal/license/bribe engine or other aerospace technology more than anything and when you hear about their ties to Chinese intelligence[1], that opinion might not be far from the truth.
1 - https://www.industryweek.com/the-economy/article/21118569/how-china-stole-an-entire-airplane https://www.industryweek.com/the-economy/article/21118569/ho...
- nradov 4y agoWell sure, obviously Comac (and their suppliers) are major beneficiaries of Chinese government corruption and industrial espionage. Just like every other large Chinese industrial company. The Communist Party considers aviation to be strategically important to limit dependence on foreign companies so they'll put in whatever resources are needed to make Comac viable. No one expects them to get many sales in Europe or North America, but with subsidies they can score a lot of sales in Russia, Asia, Africa, and South America.