A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Reuters reports that the U.S. government has granted a license to engine maker General Electric to export CFM LEAP-1C engines to China for use in COMAC’s C919 narrowbody airliner. GE …
US Gives Green Light For LEAP Engine Export to China Read More
AVIC is the Airbus, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin of China. The firm consolidates all of China’s aviation activities under its aegis in one form or another. The goal behind its …
AVIC Acquisition Growth Slowing; Program Delays Continue Read More
By Ray Jaworowski, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. Data from Forecast International’s Platinum Forecast System® 4.0 indicate that 30,171 large commercial jet transports will be produced in the 15-year period from …
More Than 30,000 Large Jetliners Forecast to be Produced Over Next 15 Years Read Moreby Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. COMAC’s ARJ21-700 program delivered its second aircraft to launch customer Chengdu Airlines in October 2016. The company delivered the airline’s first aircraft …
COMAC Slowly Ramps Up ARJ21 Production Read MoreBy Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. China’s dream of becoming a major aerospace power took a step closer to becoming reality with the long-awaited rollout of …
China’s AVIC Moves Closer to World Stage with Rollout of C919 Read More