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03.10.25 - 04:57
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China′s C919 Jet Faces Delays Despite Big Airline Orders (ZeroHedge)
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China's C919 Jet Faces Delays Despite Big Airline Orders
For once, something China relies on the US for to build is the problem, and not the other way around...
Deliveries of China's first narrowbody jet, the C919, appear to be lagging, with financial reports from the country's top three airlines raising questions about engine supply, the South China Morning Post wrote this week.
Air China and China Eastern each received only one aircraft in the first half of the year despite targeting 10 additions in 2025. China Southern, which expected 12 deliveries this year, reported “financially leased” just three by June, without noting ownership.
Flightradar24 data shows higher totals: Air China and China Southern with five C919s each, and China Eastern with 11. Future plans remain ambitious – Air China expects 10 deliveries in 2026 and 2027, while China Eastern projects nine this year, then 10 each in 2026 and 2027.
SCMP writes that the jet's maker, Comac, aims to challenge Airbus and Boeing,...
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01.04.25 - 05:15
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CN Fuel Surcharges on Domestic Flights to Be Reduced from Sat (AAStocks)
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China's travel platform, Qunar.com, received a notice from China Eastern that, from Saturday (5 April), adult passengers will be charged a fuel surcharge of RMB20 per passenger for flights above 800 kilometers, and RMB10 per passenger for flights below 800 kilometers, which are RMB20/ RMB10 lower than pre-adjustment, respect......
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