{"id":116579,"date":"2021-09-27T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=116579"},"modified":"2021-09-27T22:17:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T22:17:08","slug":"u-s-export-tightening-slows-advance-c919-jet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/09\/u-s-export-tightening-slows-advance-c919-jet.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. export tightening slows advance of Chinese C919 jet."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

China\u2019s C919 jetliner – a no-show at the country\u2019s biggest air show this week \u2013 has found it harder to meet certification and production targets amid tough U.S. export rules, according to three people with knowledge of the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state-owned manufacturer, Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC), has been unable to get timely help from suppliers and has run out of some spare parts, those people said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Boeing forecasts that China will need 8,700 new aircraft over the next 20 years.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of December 2020, the U.S. has required special licenses to export parts and technology assistance to any company with ties to the Chinese military. That has thrown a monkey wrench into the C919 programme, which has been in development for 13 years – one of the longest such periods in aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S.-linked suppliers are gradually receiving the licences, but the hiccup has slowed down Chinese certification, and months-long delays threaten to affect early production, said the people, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COMAC has 815 provisional orders, but only China Eastern Airlines placed a firm order for five jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/em><\/strong>Airbus begins assembly of first \u2018eco-wing\u2019 prototype.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state-backed airline said in August it expects to receive its first C919 by the end of the year, two in 2022 and two more in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A slow production rampup would mean the C919 will not pose a near-term threat to Airbus and Boeing, which produce dozens of narrowbodies a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the biggest hurdles is going to be the supply chain, especially now with inflation, material availability and supplier changes,\u201d said aerospace supply chain expert Alex Krutz at U.S-based aerospace consultancy Patriot Industrial Partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe suppliers may not have the liquidity to make the post-certification changes or be willing as they were a few years ago to continue supporting an initial lower-rate production programme like COMAC,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COMAC is years behind its initial certification schedule – one reason it did not take the C919 to the China Airshow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCOMAC are very preoccupied with test flights. They\u2019re behind schedule and are flying as much as they can to reach the minimum hours needed for Chinese certification,\u201d an industry source told Reuters<\/a>. \u201cDespite all the issues, COMAC is very determined to get certified, as this is a paramount political task.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources say that the C919 is likely to receive its type certificate from China\u2019s aviation regulator by the end of this year, but that there will be a long list of limits on flight operations. Even after the certification, COMAC must make upgrades, the sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAUTIOUS REGULATOR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sources with knowledge of the C919 programme said the jet\u2019s progress seemed to mirror the certification pattern and slow production of its predecessor, the ARJ21 regional jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ARJ21 faced a 2.5-year gap between obtaining a \u201ctype certificate\u201d, which declares the design safe, and a \u201cproduction certificate\u201d allowing it to enter mass production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That contrasts with the West, where those certificates are typically granted around the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 60 ARJ21 aircraft have been delivered to date, but the production ramp-up was also slow, rising from two planes a year in 2017 to 24 in 2020, according to COMAC data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The C919 is in a phase called \u201cbatch production\u201d, where each plane requires a sign-off by the regulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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