Any chance when or if they can ever ramp up production number close to even half of their targets(150) The production/delivery numbers so far have been really really slow .
Capacity doesn't equal to production, they were expanding capacity for assembly only at COMAC Shanghai but that doesn't mean all of it will be used due to a variety of issues with the supply chain.
Yeah I know. I think I was talking about their own production targets from last year. I guess the point @ACuriousPLAFan made about supply chains issues and indigenous engine gets sorted is more likely the case for the low number of production . Since there’s no way they can’t even reach half of their own targets if those issues weren’t present
if you read my old massages. i have said one thing, COMAC will not mass produce C919 until supply chain issue resolve.
That’s something new. Didn’t know they were building a second assembly line for C919.
I think the C919 is probably the more critical project though. There is an insane demand for airliners in China, especially narrow-bodies. A widebody jet is important, just not as important.
We are seeing transatlantic flights using A321 XLRs. Besides the limited range by narrow body, the limited space inside these sub 4 meter diameter planes negatively impacts the comfort for long range travel. AFAIK, C919 has the widest cabin, except the MC-21 even if it is small margins. If the subsequent iterations can increase the range, it can well serve destinations around 5000 nautical miles.