Chinese Aviation Industry

AutoFlight V2000CG demonstration.

sangye said:

So this is stockpiling of CF-34, not LEAP-1C, since the C919 won't be purchased or delivered by foreign customers this year (and C909 already is).

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C919 has more than 1,000 orders/Options, it is illogical that COMAC would keep large engine inventory for just C909 only. C919 has more weight in delivery commitment and also in upholding China and COMAC's prestige. There is more pressure to keep higher inventory level of Leap 1-C engines than CF-34 due to threat from White house.

I won't take Bloomberg.com's news as wholesome since they are well known anti-China news media, they are far more bias than CNN.

lcloo said:

C919 has more than 1,000 orders/Options, it is illogical that COMAC would keep large engine inventory for just C909 only. C919 has more weight in delivery commitment and also in upholding China and COMAC's prestige. There is more pressure to keep higher inventory level of Leap 1-C engines than CF-34 due to threat from White house.

I won't take Bloomberg.com's news as wholesome since they are well known anti-China news media, they are far more bias than CNN.

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The C919's LEAP-1C turbofan is the product of a GE-Safran JV, but assembled in and exported from France.

The C909's CF34-10A turbofan is currently assembled out of a GE facility in North Carolina.

So it's plausible COMAC felt more of a need to stock up on the CF34-10A than the LEAP-1C as the former represents an all American product, and therefore more vulnerable to Trump's erratic decision-making.

OTOH, if given the opportunity, Safran may very well be able and more than happy to supply some variation of the LEAP turbofan to COMAC without GE input.

by78 said:

T800 carbon fiber composite sample (provided by AVIC Shenyang) on display. Thickness is 8mm thick, drilled holes have a diameter of 4mm.

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I've seen this movie and it doesn't end well

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A visitor experiences a passenger-carrying drone at the booth of EHang at the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 15, 2025.

Slated from April 13 to 18, this year's expo features dedicated exhibition zones for groundbreaking innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) and low-altitude economy for the first time. Making its debut this year, the low-altitude economy zone showcases electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, flying cars, and drones. (Xinhua/Sun Xiaotian)



A staff member manipulates a first-person view (FPV) drone at the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Xiaotian)



Visitors experience a passenger-carrying drone at the low-altitude economy zone of the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 14, 2025.(Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)



An unmanned aircraft used for fighting fire in tall buildings is displayed at the low-altitude economy zone of the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)



A staff member introduces a product to a visitor at the booth of DJI at the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 15, 2025.(Xinhua/Sun Xiaotian)



A staff member introduces an exhibit by Xpeng AeroHT at the low-altitude economy zone of the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Xiaotian)



A staff member checks a logistics drone outside the exhibition hall of the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 14, 2025.(Xinhua/Guo Cheng)



People visit the low-altitude economy zone at the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 15, 2025.(Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

ACuriousPLAFan said:

Apparently the Chinese authorities have ordered Chinese airlines to stop taking new aircraft deliveries from Boeing and suspend purchases of new aircraft equipment & parts from US suppliers.

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Stopping new aircraft procurement makes sense & but stopping spare parts from US suppliers makes no sense given the possible flight safety issues that may arise from not making timely replacement of parts.

TheFuture_NoMore said:

Stopping new aircraft procurement makes sense & but stopping spare parts from US suppliers makes no sense given the possible flight safety issues that may arise from not making timely replacement of parts.

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Only from American companies. Maybe the parts can be sourced from European companies or Chinese ones.

TheFuture_NoMore said:

Stopping new aircraft procurement makes sense & but stopping spare parts from US suppliers makes no sense given the possible flight safety issues that may arise from not making timely replacement of parts.

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I'll bet that China's able to manufacture replacements for all these parts, some by disregarding patents (domestic flight only, don't want it messed with at a foreign maintenance hub). There is no way that China's the type of country to ban parts and have its airplanes drop out of the sky.

TheFuture_NoMore said:

Stopping new aircraft procurement makes sense & but stopping spare parts from US suppliers makes no sense given the possible flight safety issues that may arise from not making timely replacement of parts.

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I doubt China would compromise its own aviation sector

this is a good time for China to go indigenous on everything aviation related

C909s leased to VietJet have begun commercial operations. They're assigned to the Hanoi-Con Dao-Ho Chi Minh route.