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Meanwhile the Russian and Chinese aircraft-building industries are going ahead in leaps and bounds. Yes, there will be a short-term hiatus as Western parts are
by simonblack 3y ago
Meanwhile the Russian and Chinese aircraft-building industries are going ahead in leaps and bounds.
Yes, there will be a short-term hiatus as Western parts are not available before the new Russian and Chinese planes become available in sufficient numbers. But in the long-term, China and Russia will be lost as markets to Western aircraft-makers as the non-Westerners 'eat their own dog-food'.
Can the Western aircraft-makers survive the loss of the largest aircraft market in the world? Time will tell. But I predict they won't.
- Arnt 3y agoI googled quickly. Airbus seems to have >50% market share in China and 15% of its currently flying aircraft are there. Since it's >50% I imagine Boeing, Embraer etc. have percentages below 15, but I didn't check. Would it survive at 85% of its present sice? You predict they won't.
- simonblack 3y ago[flagged]