Never expected such a big impact! The U.S. move is really harsh! On December 24th, according to foreign media reports, the foreign media stated that COMAC is expected to find it difficult to achieve the revised delivery targets for its flagship single-aisle aircraft, the C919. Affected by adverse factors related to the trade war, COMAC's production progress has been hindered, and its global layout also faces challenges. The foreign media stated that COMAC had reduced its annual delivery target from 75 to 25 earlier this year, but even with a significant reduction in the target, the delivery schedule still lags significantly.

The U.S. media said that as of December 22nd, only 13 C919 aircraft had been delivered, and the delivery gap compared to the original target was more than 80%. Why is the delivery progress of our large aircraft so slow? The core reason is that the supply of required components is difficult to maintain stability, especially the engine, where China still relies on the United States, and the U.S. still has export restrictions on engines.

Evidently, from the fact that COMAC's delivery progress has been greatly affected, it indeed indicates that the trade war has had an impact on us. Of course, as a response, we can look for other key component suppliers, such as French suppliers, Canadian suppliers, etc. However, ultimately, it is our own technological research and development that needs to catch up, which is the key to avoiding being constrained by others.

Currently, the development of our CJ-1000A engine is progressing steadily, but we must admit that our civil large-bypass-ratio engines still have gaps with international mainstream standards in terms of long service life, high reliability, and low fuel consumption. Acknowledging the gap is not self-deprecation, but rather a greater sense of urgency to solve the problems. Believe that with time, we will surely achieve breakthroughs and enter the ranks of the world's top engines.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1852357511617611/

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