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Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury acknowledged China's Comac as a rising competitor, potentially transforming the Airbus-Boeing duopoly into a "triopoly."

Comac’s C919, a single-aisle jet similar to the A320 and 737 Max, is gaining traction with over 1,000 orders, primarily in China.

While still awaiting US and EU certification, Comac is expanding internationally, engaging with Saudi and Brazilian airlines.

Its success hinges on scaling production amid supply chain challenges. Airbus, recognizing the threat, is increasing A320 production in China to maintain its competitive edge.

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 26 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I mean, it was going to happen at some point, just a matter of China scaling up.

It was a testing year for Airbus' defense and space division. While its order intake was a record 16.7 billion euros, it reported a loss of 566 million euros — largely due to a 1.3 billion euro charge on its space programs.

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I didn't even realize that Airbus did space.

I thought that the big domestic player in European space was Ariane.

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Ahhh.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArianeGroup

Owners

  • Airbus (50%)
  • Safran (50%)

Ariane is half-owned by Airbus.

[–] Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Very true.

Comac does import a lot of complex parts from the west, though (I'll look it up if this thread gets traction (sorry, I'm lazy today)).

Edit: approx. 40% is foreign built. Here's a list of the top 5 western suppliers.

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago

Yes, a few years ago when I was manufacturing aircraft engines (the LEAP specifically) we had three variants of the same engine.

A, B and C for the Airbus A320 neo, Boeing 737 Max and Comac c919.

[–] GrosPapatouf@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Arianespace is only building and operating launchers. Airbus is also the biggest satellite manufacturer in Europe. They're in crisis right now, same as their direct European competitor Thales Alenia Space, due to Starlink destroying the traditional space Telecom market, of which they were leaders.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

As much as I don’t like the CCP, more competition is a good thing.

[–] commander@lemmings.world 1 points 4 days ago

More cooperation is better, but this will have to do in our ~~retarded~~ stupid society.

(it's okay to say stupid but not retarded, which is retarded.)

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And start a 'triopoly' they say... Whats next, a quadopoly, and on and on until its just some sort of competitive market?

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

We need 4-8 players at least for every market.

[–] Fickle_Ferret@lemmy.ml 12 points 6 days ago
[–] Ziggurat@fedia.io 7 points 6 days ago

Next week Airbus CEO telling that the sky is blue once you're above the cloud

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I can't see western companies letting them get much traction, but frankly, some competition would be good.

[–] golli@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Can they really stop them from gaining traction? The Chinese domestic market over which they have no control and some third party allies like Brazil seem large enough to support them scaling up.

They could go scorched earth with tariffs and export restrictions, but that would only hinder them in the medium term and make them double their efforts.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I was saying that US and European airlines are not likely to purchase them.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Hopefully the threat of pressure will be enough.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Part of it is also capacity. Every order to Boeing or Airbus takes years to fulfill because there is a giant backlog.

[–] bedouin@infosec.pub 1 points 5 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lxCrdzVEHk

This channel is brilliant. Talked about this 7-8 months ago

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

What about the duopoly of red and blue?

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Get back to me once it meets international safety standards.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

Why not both?

[–] innermeerkat@jlai.lu 0 points 6 days ago (2 children)

They hid one A320 for months to copy everything they could and now want to flood the world market. I hope the EU never gives them certification, nor the US.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Although they are shady, this industry needs a shakeup and to stop being so centralized.

[–] commander@lemmings.world 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] innermeerkat@jlai.lu -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] commander@lemmings.world 0 points 6 days ago