US Gives Green Light For LEAP Engine Export to China
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 …
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AVIC Acquisition Growth Slowing; Program Delays Continue
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 …
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More Than 30,000 Large Jetliners Forecast to be Produced Over Next 15 Years
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 …
Read MoreCOMAC Slowly Ramps Up ARJ21 Production
by 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 …
Read MoreChina’s AVIC Moves Closer to World Stage with Rollout of C919
By 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 …
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