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>The comac airliner also directly competes with Boeing's beleaguered 737 Not in any remotely meaningful way. Some estimates suggest it will be more than a deca
by tjpnz 2y ago
>The comac airliner also directly competes with Boeing's beleaguered 737
Not in any remotely meaningful way. Some estimates suggest it will be more than a decade before Comac will have the manufacturing capacity to fill existing domestic orders (as of now they've built 9). Then there's the fact that their planes aren't nearly as fuel efficient as those from Boeing and Airbus - the engines may be imports but are neutered due to export restrictions. China's own airlines aren't even interested.
- dotancohen 2y ago> it will be more than a decade before Comac will have the manufacturing capacity to fill even domestic orders If you think that a decade is enough time for Boeing (or Airbus) to react to losing one large market and having a new competitor encroach on existing markets, then I suggest looking at past airliner development programs. A decade is nothing in this industry. And China, specifically, is known for being able to scale manufacturing - so they may not have a decade like us Westerners think.