C919, Boeing Competitors

Recent weeks, two major manufacturers of commercial jet aircraft have a problem. Earlier this month, the A380, the latest in the range of Airbus aircraft have a problem in Singapore after an explosion in the engine while airborne.
After that, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is being tested emergency landing due to smoke in the cabin.

Apparently, a greater challenge for both manufacturers are not the problems mentioned above. The threat is coming from Commercial Aircraft Corp., A Chinese company will also produce commercial jet aircraft potentially become serious competitors Boeing and Airbus.

Reportedly, the C919 aircraft made by Chinese companies that can accommodate 156 passengers in 2016 it will air next.

Although not a competitor Airbus A380 or Boeing 787, this C919 will compete in the same segment with the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 which is popularly used by many airlines around the world.

As quoted from the LA Times, 17 November 2010, China represents a market of air transportation has the fastest growing in the world. It is estimated that, within the next 20 years, the country needs more than 4 thousand aircraft.

Although Boeing and Airbus are now quite influential in the Chinese market, it does not mean they can stay in power when C919 is present in the future. Moreover, when producing the aircraft, China has also received support from a number of leading aviation technology companies including Honeywell, GE Aviation, Eaton Corp., Parker Aerospace, CFM International, and a number of other manufacturers.

"Every generation has its own historical milestone," said Zhang Yanzhong, Chief Engineer Commercial Aircraft Corp.. "We've completed the technology of nuclear weapons, satellites, and space exploration. Now is the time to produce a large jet aircraft, "he said.

However, the success of the C919 still needs to be proven. Before this, Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia failed in their attempt to produce large-capacity commercial jet. Delayed-tundanya Boeing 787 Dreamliner production and problems in the mesen-owned Airbus A380 also shows that even the players terbesarpun failure.

However, China is not blind about the assembly and manufacture of components for aircraft. For information, the Airbus A320 final assembly carried out in Tianjin. Half of the 12 thousand aircraft owned by Boeing, its components come from China. In addition, about 600 thousand Chinese workers working in the field of aerospace. The amount is the same lot with the U.S. aerospace workforce.