Made in China: Boeing, Airbus and Comac jets
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="buff">buff</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tracking">tracking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Comac">Comac</span> <span word="C">C</span>919 <span word="since">since</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="work">work</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="progressed">progressed</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twin">twin</span>-<span word="engine">engine</span>, <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="aisle">aisle</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="maker">maker</span>, <span word="State">State</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="Commercial">Commercial</span> <span word="Aircraft">Aircraft</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Comac">Comac</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="flights">flights</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 168 <span word="passengers">passengers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="C">C</span>919 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="speculated">speculated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span>-<span word="Airbus">Airbus</span> <span word="duopoly">duopoly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span>-<span word="body">body</span> <span word="segment">segment</span>.</p><p><span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="airplanes">airplanes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 737 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Airbus">Airbus</span>' <span word="A">A</span>320 <span word="families">families</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="aisle">aisle</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="giants">giants</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="month">month</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Comac">Comac</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="completion">completion</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 737 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zhoushan">Zhoushan</span>, <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="lays">lays</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="C">C</span>919 <span word="program">program</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="Comac">Comac</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="ulterior">ulterior</span> <span word="motive">motive</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> 737 <span word="final">final</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="ramp">ramp</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jet">jet</span>.</p><p><span word="Airbus">Airbus</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="completion">completion</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="A">A</span>320<span word="neo">neo</span> (<span word="new">new</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="option">option</span>) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="aviation">aviation</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="provider">provider</span> <span word="Flightglobal">Flightglobal</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 27,000 <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="aisle">aisle</span> <span word="passenger">passenger</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span>.</p>
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