COMAC C919
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According to the chief designer, it is planned to receive airworthy certificate in 2021. Production should only happen after that. We should all keep in mind that plan or estimation may likely slip.
For the first time, the sixth and final COMAC C919 prototype was seen outside the manufacturing hall. If everything goes fine, it will complete its maiden flight before the end of the year.
(Image via @LaoWang via @dafengcao/Twitter)
(Image via @LaoWang via @dafengcao/Twitter)
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
So they finally met the deadline
Last year they said 6 units in 2019 and it’s the 6th
Last year they said 6 units in 2019 and it’s the 6th
Boeing reportedly nears decision on cutting or halting 737 Max production
737 amounts to half of Boeing's total production, if boeing halts the 737max, it will start to design a new frame, it probably working on it alraedy. from design to introduction will take several years.
737 amounts to half of Boeing's total production, if boeing halts the 737max, it will start to design a new frame, it probably working on it alraedy. from design to introduction will take several years.
Cutting or halting MAX production in this case refers to (further) reducing the rate from 42/month or pausing it until certification is re-issued and deliveries to the airlines can resume. While Boeing may well axe the NMA which is currently under development in favour of bringing a clean-sheet 737 successor to market earlier, at this point there is NO question of abandoning the MAX outright. That would mean losing the company's primary source of money for sustaining development of that project and completely ceding the most lucrative market segment to Airbus for years to come.
The problem is simply that Boeing is running out of space to park dozens of additional aircraft each month - the backlog stands at 400 aircraft already, and rises by more than one airframe with every day that passes! And it is now becoming apparent that the situation won't begin to clear until well into 2020 - the math is pretty straightforward.
The problem is simply that Boeing is running out of space to park dozens of additional aircraft each month - the backlog stands at 400 aircraft already, and rises by more than one airframe with every day that passes! And it is now becoming apparent that the situation won't begin to clear until well into 2020 - the math is pretty straightforward.
by78
General
Is "737 Max" another name for COMAC C919?
not exactly. 737 max using a frame from 1960s.
737 has been one of the most successful planes in history. Boeing has basically milked its own cash cow to death.
