Overview
- COMAC delivered seven C919s by October against a 2025 goal of 30, after handing over 13 in 2024, according to Cirium.
- U.S. authorities paused then reinstated export licenses for the LEAP-1C engines from May to July, disrupting output plans for the GE-Safran powered jet.
- Analysts cite reliance on Western systems as a choke point, with Bank of America counting 48 U.S., 26 European and 14 Chinese major suppliers, while China’s CJ-1000A engine remains in testing.
- The jet still lacks international certification, so interest from carriers such as AirAsia has not translated into operations outside China.
- About 20 C919s are flying with Air China, China Eastern and China Southern as Airbus readies a second A320 assembly line in China for 2026.