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AVIATION
THE CHINESE C919
FLIG AVIA: You WON'T Believe Who Just Bought China C919 SHOCK All Aviation!
Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab981PQAfhE
Peter Burgess COMMENTARY



Peter Burgess
You WON'T Believe Who Just Bought China C919 SHOCK All Aviation! FLIG AVIA Jun 10, 2025 55.3K subscribers ... 44,398 views ... 1.3K likes UNITED STATES You WON'T Believe Who Just Bought China C919 SHOCK All Aviation! === #fligavia #boeing #airbus #aviationindustry === 00:00 Intro 00:33 Comac's C919 Project 03:16 What makes it stunning? 06:26 Opportunity for the C919 09:02 Obstacles === You WON'T Believe Who Just Bought China C919 SHOCK All Aviation! For decades, the global commercial skies have been almost exclusively dominated by the two giants, Boeing and Airbus. However, that monopoly is beginning to shake as China launches an ambitious declaration with the C9 1 9, developed by Comac. Notably, the C9 1 9 is gradually proving its potential to become a formidable third option, as it continuously garners interest from international operators. How is this aircraft closing in on the status of a true rival to Boeing and Airbus? And who will be the first to operate it? Let's find out! Comac's C919 Project You WON'T Believe Who Just Bought China C919 SHOCK All Aviation! In the narrow-body single-aisle aircraft segment, Boeing from the United States and Airbus from Europe have maintained an almost absolute dominance in the category that accounts for most commercial flights worldwide, for a long time. Names like the Boeing 7 3 7 and Airbus A3 20 are not only symbols of technological excellence but have also become the backbone of short- and medium-haul networks for hundreds of airlines across the globe. Yet, in the face of this seemingly unshakable duopoly, China has been quietly planning a bold breakthrough. You WON'T Believe Who Just Bought China C919 SHOCK All Aviation! With the ambition of reclaiming autonomy over its own skies, China introduced the Comac C9 1 9, the first domestically developed narrow-body, medium-range aircraft, designed to compete head-on with the Western icons. This is not merely a technological project, but a symbol of China’s aspiration to take control of the aviation supply chain, an industry long dominated by the West in terms of technology, engines, and systems. The C9 1 9 project was assigned to Comac, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, established in 2008 with substantial backing from the Chinese government. From the very beginning, the objectives were clearly defined: reduce dependence on imported aircraft, build an aviation icon that’s Made in China, and gradually challenge the dominance of Airbus and Boeing. How this content was made Auto-dubbed Audio tracks for some languages were automatically generated. Learn more

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  • Intro
    •
  • 0:00
  • for decades the global commercial skies
  • have been almost exclusively dominated
  • by the two giants Boeing and Airbus
  • However that monopoly is beginning to
  • shake as China launches an ambitious
  • declaration with the C919 developed by
  • 0:14
  • Comarmac Notably the C919 is gradually
  • 0:17
  • proving its potential to become a
  • 0:19
  • formidable third option as it
  • 0:21
  • continuously garers interest from
  • 0:23
  • international operators How is this
  • 0:25
  • aircraft closing in on the status of a
  • 0:27
  • true rival to Boeing and Airbus and who
  • 0:30
  • will be the first to operate it let's
  • 0:32
  • find out In the narrowbody single aisle
  • Comac's C919 Project
  • 0:35
  • aircraft segment Boeing from the United
  • 0:37
  • States and Airbus from Europe have
  • 0:39
  • maintained an almost absolute dominance
  • 0:41
  • in the category that accounts for most
  • 0:43
  • commercial flights worldwide for a long
  • 0:45
  • time Names like the Boeing 737 and
  • 0:48
  • Airbus A320 are not only symbols of
  • 0:51
  • technological excellence but have also
  • 0:53
  • become the backbone of short and mediumh
  • 0:56
  • hall networks for hundreds of airlines
  • 0:58
  • across the globe Yet in the face of this

  • 1:00
  • seemingly unshakable duopoly China has
  • 1:03
  • been quietly planning a bold
  • 1:05
  • breakthrough With the ambition of
  • 1:07
  • reclaiming autonomy over its own skies
  • 1:09
  • China introduced the COMAX C919 the
  • 1:12
  • first domestically developed narrow-body
  • 1:14
  • medium-range aircraft designed to
  • 1:17
  • compete head-on with the Western icons
  • 1:19
  • This is not merely a technological
  • 1:21
  • project but a symbol of China's
  • 1:23
  • aspiration to take control of the
  • 1:25
  • aviation supply chain an industry long
  • 1:27
  • dominated by the West in terms of
  • 1:29
  • technology engines and systems The C919
  • 1:34
  • project was assigned to COMAC the
  • 1:36
  • Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China
  • 1:38
  • established in 2008 with substantial
  • 1:40
  • backing from the Chinese government From
  • 1:42
  • the very beginning the objectives were
  • 1:44
  • clearly defined Reduce dependence on
  • 1:47
  • imported aircraft build an aviation icon
  • 1:50
  • that's made in China and gradually
  • 1:52
  • challenged the dominance of Airbus and
  • 1:54
  • Boeing The design of the C919 was
  • 1:57
  • unveiled in the same year Comarmac was
  • 1:59
  • founded but it wasn't until 2015 that

  • 2:01
  • the first prototype was officially
  • 2:03
  • revealed However the path to conquering
  • 2:06
  • the skies has never been easy The C919
  • 2:09
  • underwent nearly a decade of flight
  • 2:11
  • testing technical adjustments design
  • 2:13
  • refinements and numerous regulatory
  • 2:15
  • hurdles from safety certification and
  • 2:18
  • flight performance evaluations to
  • 2:20
  • proving its capability in the demanding
  • 2:22
  • environment of commercial aviation
  • 2:24
  • Finally on September 20th 22 the C919
  • 2:28
  • received its type certification from the
  • 2:30
  • Civil Aviation Administration of China a
  • 2:32
  • major milestone marking its readiness
  • 2:34
  • for commercial operation Just 3 months
  • 2:36
  • later on December 20th 22 the first C919
  • 2:40
  • was officially delivered to China
  • 2:42
  • Eastern Airlines opening the first
  • 2:44
  • chapter in the commercial journey of
  • 2:46
  • this ambitious aircraft While it still
  • 2:48
  • faces many challenges in breaking into
  • 2:50
  • international markets the arrival of the
  • 2:52
  • aircraft has sent a clear signal The era
  • 2:55
  • of unchallenged dominance by Airbus and
  • 2:57
  • Boeing is beginning to face a new
  • 2:59
  • contender from the east So what makes

  • 3:01
  • the C919 special enough to challenge the
  • 3:04
  • Western giants but hang on thanks for
  • 3:07
  • staying with us If you enjoyed the video
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  • Join us on this journey and be the first
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  • to catch our latest updates On paper its
  • What makes it stunning?
  • 3:17
  • specifications may not seem
  • 3:18
  • groundbreaking but behind each number
  • 3:21
  • lies a carefully calculated strategy The
  • 3:24
  • aircraft is designed to carry between
  • 3:26
  • 158 and 168 passengers with a maximum
  • 3:30
  • range of up to
  • 3:31
  • 5,555 km sufficient to serve domestic
  • 3:35
  • and regional routes which are the most
  • 3:37
  • lucrative segments of the aviation
  • 3:39
  • market especially in Asia where travel
  • 3:41
  • demand shows no signs of slowing down In
  • 3:44
  • terms of design this aircraft is far
  • 3:47
  • from outdated It features a modern
  • 3:49
  • aerodynamic configuration flybywire
  • 3:52
  • flight control systems and an advanced
  • 3:54
  • digital cockpit with large LCD displays
  • 3:56
  • and intuitive interface technology While
  • 3:59
  • much of the internal technology still

  • 4:01
  • comes from Western suppliers like GE and
  • 4:03
  • Honeywell the C919 is optimized to be an
  • 4:07
  • economical choice both in purchase price
  • 4:09
  • and operational costs At a time when
  • 4:12
  • global airlines are struggling with fuel
  • 4:14
  • prices maintenance expenses and rising
  • 4:17
  • aircraft costs the aircraft emerges as a
  • 4:19
  • potential gamecher But what truly makes
  • 4:22
  • the C919 remarkable isn't just the
  • 4:25
  • aircraft itself It's the industrial
  • 4:27
  • ambition behind it China isn't merely
  • 4:29
  • building a new plane It's building a
  • 4:31
  • supply chain an industry and a fully
  • 4:34
  • integrated domestic aerospace ecosystem
  • 4:37
  • Comarmac's long-term goal is clear to
  • 4:40
  • capture at least onethird of China's
  • 4:42
  • narrowbody aircraft market and gradually
  • 4:44
  • step onto the international stage
  • 4:47
  • Currently over 1,000 paper orders have
  • 4:50
  • been recorded most of them from domestic
  • 4:52
  • airlines and leasing companies This is
  • 4:54
  • enough to lay the groundwork for mass
  • 4:56
  • production and lower unit costs However

  • 5:00
  • things started to get interesting as the
  • 5:01
  • international market slowly began to
  • 5:03
  • open up No one expected foreign
  • 5:06
  • customers to take a gamble on a made in
  • 5:08
  • China aircraft right from its first
  • 5:09
  • generation Yet Gallipair a startup
  • 5:12
  • airline in Brunai made headlines by
  • 5:14
  • signing a letter of intent with COMAC to
  • 5:16
  • purchase up to 30 aircraft including 15
  • 5:20
  • C919 and 15
  • 5:22
  • ARJ21 now rebranded as the C99 This
  • 5:26
  • marked the first international order for
  • 5:28
  • the C919 a symbolic step toward the
  • 5:30
  • Chinese manufacturer's ambition to go
  • 5:32
  • global The story doesn't stop in
  • 5:34
  • Southeast Asia Total Linus a Brazilian
  • 5:37
  • airline specializing in cargo and
  • 5:39
  • charter services has also expressed
  • 5:41
  • serious interest in the C919 to operate
  • 5:44
  • under an ACMI lease model And when news
  • 5:47
  • broke that several Western carriers had
  • 5:49
  • quietly entered talks to purchase the
  • 5:51
  • aircraft the global aviation community
  • 5:53
  • was genuinely stunned It was something
  • 5:55
  • no one expected to happen this soon
  • 5:57
  • What's even more remarkable is that
  • 5:59
  • Michael Olirri CEO of Ryionaire Europe's

  • 6:02
  • largest lowcost airline has publicly
  • 6:05
  • expressed his desire to purchase the
  • 6:07
  • C919 multiple times with one clear
  • 6:10
  • condition Comarmac simply needs to offer
  • 6:13
  • it at a lower price than Boeing an
  • 6:15
  • Airbus The idea of a Chinese aircraft
  • 6:17
  • bearing the Ryionaire logo soaring
  • 6:19
  • across European skies once seemed
  • 6:22
  • unimaginable but now it has the
  • 6:25
  • potential to reality But why sometimes
  • Opportunity for the C919
  • 6:28
  • timing is the most powerful weapon And
  • 6:31
  • right now Comarmac holds something that
  • 6:33
  • both Boeing and Airbus have lost Speed
  • 6:37
  • agility and an unbounded ambition to
  • 6:40
  • expand Indeed while the two Western
  • 6:43
  • giants are still entangled in
  • 6:44
  • post-pandemic disruptions the Chinese
  • 6:46
  • manufacturer is quietly advancing Just
  • 6:49
  • as the global market faces an
  • 6:51
  • unprecedented aircraft shortage dozens
  • 6:54
  • of major airlines are stuck in
  • 6:56
  • production cues stretching 3 to four
  • 6:58
  • years Airbus has been forced to admit it

  • 7:00
  • will not meet its A320 Neo production
  • 7:03
  • targets for
  • 7:04
  • 2025 Boeing meanwhile continues to
  • 7:07
  • struggle with its 737 max production
  • 7:09
  • crisis under heavy scrutiny from the FAA
  • 7:12
  • The result is that the airlines have no
  • 7:14
  • choice They must either wait or look for
  • 7:17
  • a way out And the solution is the C919
  • 7:20
  • Once an unthinkable option now becoming
  • 7:23
  • strikingly realistic Unburdened by
  • 7:25
  • thousands of backlogged orders free from
  • 7:28
  • severe parts shortages and directly
  • 7:30
  • backed by the Chinese government COMAC
  • 7:32
  • is stepping forward with an enticing
  • 7:33
  • proposition Faster delivery more
  • 7:36
  • flexible terms and prices up to 30%
  • 7:39
  • lower than Boeing and Airbus And most
  • 7:41
  • importantly readiness But COMAC isn't
  • 7:44
  • just offering low prices and hoping for
  • 7:46
  • the best They are building a
  • 7:47
  • comprehensive support ecosystem from
  • 7:49
  • favorable leasing finance low interest
  • 7:51
  • rates to full maintenance services all
  • 7:54
  • backed by Chinese banks and state
  • 7:56
  • organizations While lowcost carriers
  • 7:58
  • struggle with rising costs to own an

  • 8:00
  • A320 or 737 Max the C919 becomes a more
  • 8:05
  • accessible viable and lower risk option
  • 8:08
  • than ever And in a market where
  • 8:10
  • competition is no longer just about
  • 8:12
  • commerce geopolitics plays an
  • 8:14
  • increasingly significant role The
  • 8:16
  • growing ties between China and the Gulf
  • 8:18
  • nations go beyond oil or infrastructure
  • 8:21
  • Hundreds of billions of dollars have
  • 8:23
  • been invested in ports
  • 8:24
  • telecommunications energy and now the
  • 8:27
  • skies For the GC countries purchasing
  • 8:30
  • Chinese aircraft isn't just an economic
  • 8:32
  • solution It's a political message a
  • 8:35
  • strategic commitment and a gateway to
  • 8:37
  • trade and investment benefits from
  • 8:39
  • Beijing All these factors the
  • 8:42
  • instability of the west China's
  • 8:44
  • readiness and the quiet shifts in the
  • 8:46
  • global power structure are converging at
  • 8:48
  • a breaking point After decades of being
  • 8:50
  • confined to the Boeing Airbus duopoly
  • 8:53
  • the aviation world is witnessing for the
  • 8:55
  • first time a third option Bold new and

  • 9:00
  • impossible to ignore knocking at the
  • Obstacles
  • 9:02
  • door But building an aircraft is just
  • 9:04
  • the beginning Comarmac has to overcome
  • the hardest challenges First the real
  • 9:09
  • battle lies in convincing the world to
  • 9:11
  • trust it enough to let it take to the
  • 9:13
  • skies This is the biggest challenge that
  • 9:15
  • Comarmac must climb earning global trust
  • 9:19
  • While the C919 has been celebrated as
  • 9:21
  • the new face of China's aviation
  • 9:23
  • ambitions it remains firmly shut out of
  • 9:26
  • the international stage The aircraft has
  • 9:28
  • not yet received certification from the
  • 9:30
  • US Federal Aviation Administration or
  • 9:32
  • the European Union Aviation Safety
  • 9:34
  • Agency the two most influential
  • regulatory bodies in global aviation
  • Without these crucial endorsements this
  • Chinese aircraft is effectively grounded
  • outside of a limited number of countries
  • It cannot legally operate in the vast
  • majority of the world's airspace where
  • safety standards rules and regulations
  • are still dictated by Western
  • authorities So despite its symbolic
  • significance the C919 is confined mostly

  • 10:01
  • to domestic skies and a handful of
  • markets deemed less restrictive For a
  • company with global aspirations this is
  • a heavy shackle However overcoming
  • regulatory barriers isn't simply about
  • submitting documents or ticking boxes
  • FAA and EASA approvals require aircraft
  • to undergo a grueling gauntlet of
  • technical evaluations Every component
  • system and function must endure the most
  • demanding tests imaginable from
  • malfunction simulations to reliability
  • assessments over tens of thousands of
  • flight hours It is a painstaking process
  • that stretches across years not months
  • And success isn't just about passing
  • these tests It's about building a
  • reputation for transparency consistency
  • and accountability Boeing and Airbus
  • have spent decades cultivating trust and
  • credibility with these agencies through
  • experience proven performance and mutual
  • cooperation Comarmac in contrast is a
  • new player emerging from a country that
  • continues to face skepticism from the
  • west especially in high stakes high

  • 11:00
  • precision industries like aerospace
  • where even a single overlooked flaw can
  • result in tragedy at cruising altitude
  • Building trust in this environment is
  • not just difficult It's political
  • technical and deeply cultural Second if
  • one thinks that certification is the
  • final milestone the reality is far more
  • complex Airlines do not merely purchase
  • aircraft They invest in long-term
  • operational ecosystems That means having
  • immediate access to spare parts
  • employing well-trained engineers and
  • technicians relying on maintenance
  • centers that meet international
  • standards and enrolling pilots in
  • structured regulator approved training
  • programs
  • Most importantly they expect rapid
  • response technical support available
  • 24/7 to minimize downtime Currently
  • COMAX infrastructure outside of China is
  • still in its infancy The global network
  • of support that airlines depend on to
  • keep aircraft flying reliably simply
  • doesn't exist yet for the C919 In
  • commercial aviation aesthetics or price

  • 12:00
  • alone don't make a successful aircraft
  • Reliability is everything A software
  • glitch a single unavailable part or a
  • delay in technical assistance can ground
  • a plane for days leading to lost revenue
  • angry passengers and damaged reputations
  • For this aircraft to truly compete on
  • the global stage the Chinese aircraft
  • maker must build not just a machine but
  • an ecosystem of trust support and
  • dependability across continents
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