Posted 12/25/2023, 10:00:20 AM
COMAC Raises C919 Price to $108 Million Each Amid Heightened Competition with Boeing and Airbus in China
- China's home-grown C919 airliner sold for a higher price of $108 million each in a new deal with Air China
- Manufacturer COMAC appealed for more domestic support as Boeing resumes deliveries in China
- COMAC raised the C919's price quote by $9 million from 2022 to compete with Airbus' A320neo series
- COMAC has 1,061 orders for the narrowbody C919 which is designed to rival Boeing and Airbus
- Competition intensifies as Boeing delivers first 787 Dreamliner to a Chinese carrier since 2019, and the 737 MAX nears renewed deliveries in China