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Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal (www.japantimes.co.jp)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

and if you think China's material and process controls are as rigorous as someone like Boeing or Airbus, it isn't

Source? You can probably point to specific processes that are done better in the US/Europe. But which ones are preventing China from building a reliable plane?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

We tested Comac parts for FAA certification. When you've tested parts for decades you can pretty much nail down the cause of the failure be it design, process, materials, a combination and so forth.

Also the c919 is only certified in China. It can't fly in the US or Europe.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Nothing but time. So long as their testing is rigorous, they will catch up to Boeing... But will they be rigorous? History has repeatedly suggested, no.

But we in the west shouldn't count on that continually being the case.