China to Challenge Boeing, Airbus

And where will China get its parts to build this new plane? Probably not the South Bay. Definitely a big challenge for local parts manufacturers.

China wants to rival Boeing, Airbus with its C919 'big plane'

(USA Today) BEIJING -- For now, China's big entry into the standard passenger jet business is little more than a 20-foot-long model plane on display here at Beijing Expo air show.
But the model -- of the planned C919, single-aisle jetliner designed to seat up to 190 passengers -- represents something much larger.

It's what's called the "big plane" project here. It symbolizes the country's stepped-up efforts to get into the commercial passenger jet business in a big way and challenge U.S. plane-making giant Boeing and European rival Airbus, which dominate the global jetliner market. And it will be a showcase for China's ambition to be more than a low-tech producer of consumer goods for the world.

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