samsara
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When I wrote this, what came into my mind was about any concern on the C919 engine's fuel efficiency. For that one, the Chinese can bite the sacrifice if necessary during the initial stage!Market size and being independent in such a strategic product are truly everything indeed! A nation can sacrifice some at first to support its domestic industry ... And do you think how did the Japanese grow their car industry at first?
Moreover the COMAC C919 will need many years to simply fulfill the many (815 units) domestic orders at hand... this gives ample time to grow the competitive engine. So let's worry less and let it be the portion of the COMAC's competitors.
Btw, the current outright ECONOMIC WARFARE launched by the Trump regime against China may alter altogether the commercial airliner business. Keep in mind this aspect and keep on watching!
But concerning SAFETY, there should be NO compromise. Passenger aircraft SAFETY must be the highest priority! In fact, the aircraft safety is the life and death of the aircraft itself, related to its own existence, not only the passengers!
COMAC should have learned a very good case from the Boeing 737–MAX series. The company should never compromise the SAFETY for the conveniences of design or production timing, or cost cutting, or other measures due to the pressure from the major clients, and accordingly take the shortcut approach, something like to overcome hardware design deficiency or impropriety relying on the algorithm or automation correction to offset it, like what happened to 737–MAX series.
At the end, it is not the certification or the aviation regulator that serves as the final judgement but the ACTUAL safety records in actual mileage of the particular model who determine its valuation!
Boeing 737–MAX Series should pose very good lessons for passenger aircraft manufacturers incl. COMAC!
Correction: the total order on hand for the C919 is 1,008 units as of June 2018.
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