China Southern Airlines orders 100 C919 jets
Not surprising. The aircraft has had no major issues. Let's see if they can ramp up production.
second assembly line is on same location .. ShanghaiApparently the 2nd COMAC assembly line for the C919 at Xi'an will be completed in 2025. There should be growing production capacity from then on.
Flight that the list price for China Southern is $99m compared to $108m for Air China. What is the reason for such difference? Maybe Air China will get C919ERs while China Southern - C919STDs?
Flight that the list price for China Southern is $99m compared to $108m for Air China. What is the reason for such difference? Maybe Air China will get C919ERs while China Southern - C919STDs?
Both are state owned so it benefit each other. One having a big customer while the other having an aircraft comparable to Airbus.Is there even a need for steep C919 discounts when the 737 is such a disaster and the A320 is backordered to kingdom come?
The C919 is also backlogged like crazy considering production rates. Even it they manage to raise production to 100 airplanes a year- which is probably 3-5 years away, it will still take a decade to fill all the current orders. The 737 is bad but nobody has any other choices right now.Is there even a need for steep C919 discounts when the 737 is such a disaster and the A320 is backordered to kingdom come?