China's COMAC SHOCKS Boeing! 15 ARJ21 Planes Delivered in 6 Months, CHEAPER Than the C919 aircraft!

When discussing China's aviation achievements, the spotlight often falls on the C919. However, it's impossible to overlook the global impact of China's ARJ21 aircraft. As of June this year, China has successfully delivered a third ARJ21 to Indonesia’s TransNusa-a deal notably conducted in RMB. In the first half of 2024 alone, China delivered 15 ARJ21 aircraft to various global airlines, with plans to reach 33 deliveries by year's end. This accelerated delivery pace and expanding market share are putting pressure on aviation giant Boeing. In today’s video, we delve into the unique aspects of the ARJ21 and analyze why more airlines are choosing it over the more publicized C919.
Historically, Boeing has dominated the global aviation market with its superbly designed and highly reliable aircraft. However, Boeing’s seeming invincibility was challenged when Airbus from France entered the scene, breaking its market monopoly. Over the subsequent five decades, Boeing and Airbus have shaped the industry landscape together. In the 21st century, as the global aviation market expanded and transportation demands grew, several countries began to challenge the Boeing-Airbus duopoly, including China.
In 2002, China officially announced its plan to develop its own civil aircraft, targeting mass production by 2009. By 2007, China's aviation industry had made significant progress, leading to the ARJ21’s first test flight in 2008. By 2015, the ARJ21 had secured its airworthiness certificate, allowing it to operate in the commercial market. Designed primarily for short-haul routes with a capacity of 90 passengers, the ARJ21 has become known for its strong performance in high-altitude operations and crosswind resistance, making it ideal for challenging conditions.
Compared to the C919, which competes with mainline jets like the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, the ARJ21 serves a different market segment. Despite its smaller size and shorter range, the ARJ21 has garnered significant international recognition. Since its commercial introduction in November 2015, 128 ARJ21 aircraft have been delivered, accumulating over 360,000 flight hours and carrying more than 12 million passengers. Notable sales in 2024 include a significant order from Tibet Airlines and Congo Airways.
China’s aviation market rise poses a challenge to Boeing, which has faced safety concerns and geopolitical tensions affecting its production and sales. Meanwhile, the ARJ21 and C919 are steadily entering the market, with the C929 project aiming to compete in the wide-body market. With continuous investment and policy support, China’s aviation capabilities are set to challenge established players, signaling significant shifts in the global aviation landscape.
#ARJ21 #ChinaAviation #BoeingCompetition #C919 #AviationMarketShift

[@philiptan2051]

Wow, Comac is delivering 33 ARJ21 by the end of 2024 to various airlines. Comac is growing rapidly as it is conquering the civil aviation market with a complete portfolio from the short range aircraft ARJ21 to medium range and long range wide body aircraft of the C919, C929 and C939. Indonesia has been using the ARJ21 for Jakarta-den pasar routes for sometime.

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

It will be some time off in the future before COMAC offerings are even competitive with Western product, much less "conquering the civil aviation market". The C919 for example is overweight and relatively fuel hungry. The ARJ21 is basically a knock-off of a very old McDonnell Douglas/Boeing design, lately retired from passenger service. For now, what's coming out of COMAC factories is a trip back in time to the late 1900's in the USA.

[@philiptan2051]

@@marcmcreynolds2827 except that China makes her aircraft much better in terms of costs, quality and performance than the USA has ever done in the past. Just 50 years ago there was no high bypass ratio engines or low noise advanced propeller engines and Comac’s ARJ21 has a high performance economy that has far surpassed the ‘old’ American DC9 type of aircraft you mentioned. It is not even a comparison. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

@@philiptan2051 Are you a bot? The ARJ21 uses GE engines! Russia designed the wing. That left the fuselage for China, and it can't even pressurize to levels of Brazilian aviation, much less Boeing/Airbus (or the McDonnell Douglas DC-9). So a low cruising altitude, about the same as a DC-7 from the 1950s, down in the bumpy weather. Noisy interior as well. So again, the lineup is a bad copy (ARJ21), an ok but uncompetitive mostly original design (C919), and a lot of unfounded claims for other aircraft which don't yet exist.

[@philiptan2051]

@@marcmcreynolds2827 so, why didn’t Boeing sell the DC9 to Indonesia then? How stupid it is to loose the sale of 33 aircraft? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

@@philiptan2051 Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) has sold a lot of DC-9s to Indonesia, FWIW. I don't blame you for wanting to change the subject from "the lineup is a bad copy (ARJ21), an ok but uncompetitive mostly original design (C919), and a lot of unfounded claims"... but if I have to explain aviation to you one digression at a time then we're going to be here for quite a while. Better things to do, so unless you have something substantive to discuss, I've already made the points I wanted to make: China's commercial offerings are slowly developing, but lag significantly behind the West and only the most ignorant of true believers could imagine they might actually be ahead.

[@steventan2550]

The introduction of C919 is very timely in view of the safety problems of Boeing aircrafts.

[@fcukrealmadrid]

what? what engine in c919?

[@tmlcreativeproductions5813]

who's paying you to promote cheap quick build planes made with substandard materials???? granted Boeing has been idiotic but we can fix Boeings problems we won't be able to fix Chinese bad manufacturing problems

[@chewy1709]

Boeing whistle blower's death looks suspicious as hell...

[@monipenny408]

so was JFK, anyone who stands in the way, U$ intelligence will make them disappear, this has been already been proven time and time again.

[@timothychung4811]

wasn't it deaths?

[@fcukrealmadrid]

what type of plane crashed in guizhou, china?

[@lrg3834]

Boeing’s BIG sin… Spending $40 billion on share buy-backs instead of investing in new aircraft. The company could’ve easily replaced the 737 with something truly ground-breaking and wonderful. Cause: bad executive management.

[@charlesn787]

These American excutives were being trained in American business schools.

[@janicetone2313]

Boeing also hired Marketing, Sales, P.R. people and less Registered STEM Professionals. Boeing chose to go for "flashy and trashy" instead of solid engineering. In addition, US cannot produce high quality engineers anymore. Arrogant and Ignorant USA.

[@AntonioPeralesdelHierro]

US provincialism. 🍷😃.

[@jarrodwilson2382]

😂People won't know what boeing build in 20years because they will be out of business

[@mariosamper8186]

Boeing’s BIG sin… Spending $40 billion on share buy-backs instead of investing in new aircraft. The company could’ve easily replaced the 737 with something truly ground-breaking and wonderful. Cause: bad executive management.

[@stevehoe5017]

China's commercial aviation industry as shown by successful ARJ21 aircraft, regionally and globally indicated the great benefits, contributions of China having a strong influence, market and said-so regionally and globally.. China's ARJ21, following C919, C929, C939..would contribute another competitive choice and alternative globally; if not satisfying huge domestic market.

[@hengng4414]

Competition is good for the whole world. Let the markets decide on the prices, supplies, funding, airworthiness certificates, maintenance, and insurance. America alleges China of overcapacity in industrial manufacturing. America and Europe does not complain of undercapacity in Boeing and Airbus passenger jets. Hopefully, Comac and AVIC will create " overcapacity." in commercial passenger jets. It is good, new orders for passenger jets will not be ten years. 😮

[@fcukrealmadrid]

oh, engines oh, aviation communication systems oh, .........

[@DavidR-of6nj]

@@hengng4414dream on. Chinas ARJ21 cannot be a break even yet on this production rate. The C919 likewise is not going to be economic before the end of the decade. This is a vanity project. Good luck to them but I doubt it will succeed outside China and regional countries.

[@monipenny408]

"If it's boeing, I ain't going!"

[@janicetone2313]

😂😂😂 . . .

[@timothychung4811]

NoBo for me either.

[@suckmemore]

"If it's boeing, it's going!". ha.........................

[@johnweber6612]

stay home

[@jackchiu7560]

China developed the ARJ21 commercial aircraft in 2008 and also conceived the conceptual design for the narrow-bodied C919 in the same year. The large-bodied CR929 design went into focus in cooperation with Russia but it was changed to C929 when Russia dropped out of the project in 2023. Little do people know that in the year 2020 China also planned for an even bigger aircraft, the C939, to compete directly with Boeing 777x and Airbus A350-1000. For COMAC to reach an economy of scale for its C919 jet liner and the subsequent C929 and even C939, China will need to severely restrict the purchases of Airbus and Boeing planes or to temporarily stop the purchases completely for the next few years. Only then can COMAC have the confidence to go full steam ahead with the production as well as an expansion of production and assembly lines to reach an annual target of at least 400 aircrafts to become a viable player in the aviation field.

[@Antiquated-Ether]

They need to pass safety standards first and foremost. They cannot ramp up without certification. Also, China has a history of not cooperating with any investigation due to state secrets and sensitivity. I don't think anyone would ever consider any transparency at all. Voices that challenge the status quo are silenced. Remember Jack Ma

[@janicetone2313]

​@@Antiquated-Ether true, US wanted to exploit any weakness in design.

[@fcukrealmadrid]

just remind you, Iran president drops from an American made bell 212

[@huangzongming8226]

Transnusa also open to becoming the first international operator of COMAC's C919 aircraft.

[@colinnhl1414]

COMAC should have renamed ARJ21 to C909.

[@sarahkhan2310]

China civil aviation development is a blessing to the world 👍♥️🇨🇳

[@maanmero2042]

Indonesia should ask Nepal about Made in China aircraft. Nepal had such a horrible experience MADE IN CHINA airplanes. All the broken 🙈🙈🙈🙈👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽

[@piyushsrivastavjaipuriasch8356]

China can meet its local demand if it is continuously showing safe operation.production and delivery is always a task in this industry.

[@Lana-xd7ey]

I really don't like Boeing

[@michaelgfyau4514]

I love old Boeing. Not new Boeing.

[@paulr1125]

China's aircarft industry has a long way to go , especially until it produces engines , and proves the safety of its aircraft and innovative design

[@user-ed9so2rb4k]

India: where are your Made in India aircrafts? Still under planning?

[@KAI-rf9ee]

Busy building rockets 😢

[@tokaitrading8335]

USA spacecraft unable to return to earth due to Helium gas pressurized part leaks made by India

[@thevindictive6145]

Still waiting for the cheapest car?

[@FireAmazon-wm6yg]

Don't worry, India is #1.

[@thinktank8471]

​@@KAI-rf9eemade of tin

[@HappyPandaBear73]

ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL FOR MOTHERLAND, CHINA ALL THE WAY AND BEYOND FOREVER!👍🙏🇨🇳✈️🐲🐼☯️☮️🌏‼️

[@widodoakrom3938]

Interesting

[@naturalmystics-kd9vt]

Game has changed

[@staickeystickey7337]

China 👏👏

[@kadrijagas6235]

We need competition

[@colinnhl1414]

Boeing doesn't have ARJ21 equivalent.

[@michaelgfyau4514]

Boeing 720??? 717???

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

The ARJ21 is based on an old Boeing design, with help from Boeing/McDonnell Douglas along the way.

[@maarivk.31]

For population growth, It's due time India, China, Africa should expedite manufacturing these kind of short to medium range narrow-body aircrafts for their own use .

[@mariosamper8186]

A strong state that does not allow active corruption only brings progress.

[@aggtube1111]

You need to study more the aviation market. Do you heard about the Brazilian aviation company Embraer? After you learn about them, this video should be reviewed.

[@abasgait5457]

This is not a good news especially for Boeing (which is currently facing problems) and Airbus - both of which are not used to having competitions.

[@fcukrealmadrid]

what? beijing set oversea companies buy their own planes what is new?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kwalk4804]

Is how many planes have you made so far?

[@danyuki5006]

Lots

[@JimHeil-sf8dc]

3 ---- that is three , 3 and plan one a years As Boeing delivered 528 commercial aircraft worldwide in 2023. This was a 10 percent increase compared to the previous year when the deliveries stood at 480 aircrafts.

[@shencheanglow3726]

Like high speed rail, renewable energy equipments and electruc vehicle, china is ahead in a short time.

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

China is still twenty years behind after trying for well over forty years. Compare the specs for the C919 against a 1999 A320. KZbin channels like this simply tell people what they would like to hear.

[@Alexxali63]

Down with USA

[@janentomenkafka]

The ARJ21 airframe is based on the old DC9, which was produced under licence in China. And the wings are designed by Antonov, so I would not call the plane very innovative. Claiming that Boeing is under unprecedent pressure is tendentious to say the least. In the first quarter (jan, feb, march) this year Embraer has delivered 25 aircraft, which is more or less double of the ARJ21 deliveries in the same period. In that same 1st quarter Boeing delivered 83 aircraft and Airbus delivered 142 aircraft. So the global impact of Comac today is rather... tiny. The above does not mean that Comac cannot grow. If the Chinese government keeps stimulating the local airline industry, Comac can become as big or bigger than Airbus and Boeing. The future wil tell.

[@michaelf.h8507]

Your facts are wrong as Japan entered the airliner market in 1963 with the NMAC YS 11 which was successful for both Domestic and export markets.

[@user-ns4rm5ox6y]

Boing Air Plane Always Accident ( Crash ) This Make People's Be Scare . Thanks All, .... Cheerio.*****.

[@gary53]

But like everything made in china it’s about quality and longevity… time will tell…

[@kamsunleong6648]

Very true. Like their 2000 year old Great Wall.

[@gary53]

@@kamsunleong6648 like nothing has changed heard of tofu infrastructure?

[@Oz-gv5fz]

@@gary53 no, whats that?

[@gary53]

@@Oz-gv5fz do us all a favour and look it up

[@stephentan8699]

Put it simply...Boeing is lousy bcos Boeing stands for: Because Our Engine Is No Good

[@SharedDestiny]

The main part of an aircraft is the engine. ARJ 21's engine is made by General Electricals in the US. It's just the plane body is made in China meaning they will still have to rely on the US

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

No! The main part of an aircraft is the landing gear (says the landing gear guy ; ) The PRC is working on indigenous engines, including high-bypass, and in particular trying to adapt some of their military designs just as is done in the West. I'll believe they're actually getting good at engines when they stop trying to steal data regarding the finer points from the West.

[@vladilenkalatschev4915]

The only main aspect is that ARJ21 is still not certified neither in Europe, nor in the USA, so we can’t speak about widespread acceptance of this aircraft. The Chinese authorities usually deal very effectively, they sale their aircrafts under the market price and offer a very cheap training for personnel (probably sometimes they just give some aircrafts for free and organize the training for the staff also free of charge).

[@charlesn787]

What's wrong with that?

[@marcjohnsouthon3962]

15% of the globe is not the world.

[@sarojrajsatyal3736]

Who need to be certified by the civilization thst we're in cave when chinese were writing on paper ?

[@tryangle-by-steve]

@@charlesn787it’s not sustainable business… at a point you need to be productive/profitable. But yes, it’s ok to go to market with this strategy

[@jcharmensunsun814]

By the way china is new in aviation reliability and advanced in terms of technology adoption the hurdles obstacles from obtaining spare parts is the big question Mark.

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

The PRC built its first airliner in 1980, but government support has varied in the decades since.

[@user-rw9uj7kd1p]

how come no crash in US for 737?

[@kamsunleong6648]

But plenty of scary parts failures that could cause the plane to crash. Like landing gear, door, engine fire, plane doing Dutch roll etc.

[@exploreandunravel5773]

Now , TOFU DRAG Jets 😂

[@pagan-540]

China great big powerful aircrafts aviation c 19 arj 21 Indonesia. 15 arj 21 Pakistan.

[@alexandervt641]

A ten years old copy of outdated McDonnell Douglas MD-80, produced in tiny numbers. 15 of these mini jets in 6 months? This is nothing. The AR21 is one of the smallest problems of Boeing.

[@alastorgdl]

Yes, HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT PLANES SOLD is change for a company whose planes fall of the skies like flies

[@user-nv5zi7tg6h]

End of air travel 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@skytrotter6144]

Airbus 320 copycat interesting how it has been developed quickly after China had a plant to build the A320 under licence in China…😉

[@willeisinga2089]

I want a Save Plane. China delivers Save Plane. Boeing delivers no such thing anymore.

[@samsingh9592]

If it's Chinese, I'm definitely not flying.

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

(former airliner engineer) I wouldn't have a problem with flying on a C919, once it finally accumulates some real flight hours (the current four aircraft flying won't move that along very quickly). ARJ21 doesn't seem to have matured very well, though it has become more reliable than its early dismal record. The composite designs still to come are another matter. The PRC has been able to get away with appropriating knowledge gleaned from others in going down the learning curve of various disciplines (e.g. gas turbines, servo valves), but integrity of large composite structures isn't one I would be comfortable with assuming they've sufficiently figured out. Something will make it into the air for sure, but by how much will their flaw detection capabilities have developed at that point? Everything's fine for however many thousands of flights, but tick-tock tick-tock...

[@f2u2DeakWatt]

One Indian? Who cares 😂

[@samsingh9592]

@f2u2DeakWatt Everything made in China is copied of Western products.

[@samsingh9592]

@f2u2DeakWatt Chinese made a copy of Boeing , no thanks.

[@tmlcreativeproductions5813]

hate to say this but doing it in 6 months doesn't make them good aircraft or reliable - granted Boeings thrust for profit over reliable aircraft has waned but statistically nothing good is ever built in 6 months will have longevity....sounds more like a grab for market share... but the PR spin is BS and really pointless for airlines that still want to be in business 20 years from now to buy cheap planes made of cheap metal with low quality parts.... we can fix Boeing... but we'll have no recall on Chinese faulty aircraft

[@a.r1761]

Please write down big on the plane made in china that I see it and not to travel on it

[@f2u2DeakWatt]

You alone? Like other people care 😂

[@Dens316]

Haha~ end to monopoly

[@HappyPandaBear73]

ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL! TEAM MOTHERLAND, CHINA ALL THE WAY AND BEYOND FOREVER!👍🙏🇨🇳✈️🐲🐼☯️☮️🌏‼️

[@GrantleyStephenson]

Amen

[@gengwanwong8783]

China is also successful in making some commentators jealous and hate. 😂

[@rodlynch2319]

Great spot here for chinese bloggers

[@bno5357]

GOD BLESS CHINA!

[@andrewchang8192]

China do not believe in GOD. Or Your God . Please .!!!!!!! The Chinese believes on/in themselves .

[@tryangle-by-steve]

But China is acknowledged to be atheistic. Which god do you have in mind? Vishnu?

[@davidjma7226]

Wait till they start falling out of the sky......

[@kamsunleong6648]

So far none. But Boeing 737.....

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

@@kamsunleong6648 Thing is, even the worst-record 737 (MAX) has a million departures per fatal crash. It will be a long time before anything COMAC produces has accumulated enough flights to even allow a comparison.

[@ceruleanelectricthrone485]

This plane is going to fall apart

[@kamsunleong6648]

They have been flying since 2008. Perfect record so far. No issues unlike Boeing.

[@bay2094]

Sure, if it’s Boeing I ain’t flying but if it’s made in China I am running.

[@kamsunleong6648]

They have been flying since 2008. Perfect safety record. It's not Boeing, so no worries.

[@a.r1761]

I won't travel in this aircraft, Chinese products are just for one time

[@kamsunleong6648]

Safer than Boeing for sure. Comac has a perfect safety record so far.

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

@@kamsunleong6648 They hardly have any airplanes in the air compared to Boeing, in part because of big reliability problems with the ARJ21 which kept planes on the ground more often than not in early service. You can't crash while parked in a hanger. Last I checked, there were only *four* C919s flying. How many multiples of that flight-hours-to-date had the MAX accumulated before its first crash?

[@maanmero2042]

Indonesia should ask Nepal about Made in China aircraft. Nepal had such a horrible experience MADE IN CHINA airplanes. All the broken 🙈🙈🙈🙈👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽

[@anonimtanpanama3012]

Boeing competitor is still Airbus, not cheap Chinese manufacurer.

[@user-xt7tf4oi7n]

20 years ago, that's what you said about Chinese cars，how about now ?

[@rudolfoafonzo9414]

Silence means you know china will be big competitor for usa tech...hahahaha

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

Speaking of twenty years ago, that's the gap between Airbus and COMAC: The C919 has the specs an A320 did about two decades ago. It has a long way to go before it will be competitive in sales competitions.

[@anonimtanpanama3012]

@user-xt7tf4oi7n Still the lowest in the market compare to japanese, european, Korean, or american cars. Even in asia outside china. Material quality is the issue.

[@dbestplanner]

Who would have thought that China could build a space station, and is the only country that has its own space station. 10 years ago there were only a few EV cars , now they sell more than any EV car made by the west

[@MENSA.lady2]

15 delivered in 6 months, WOW. Airbus deliveres that many every week.

[@wc7466]

Eat some humble pie and stop being so hateful

[@alastorgdl]

USED TO until their crap started to fall off like flies Now they can't even get back their naive victims from space

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

@@alastorgdl Did Airbus launch someone into space and forget to tell us?

[@kamsunleong6648]

Airbus has been making planes since the 70s while Comac just got started. Apple and orange comparison.

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

@@alastorgdl "Stranded" is internet crap. They can come back at any time. But the service module will burn up in the atmosphere, so validating the ground tests they are running now means staying on-orbit until those tests (expected to take about two weeks) are completed.

[@arturobayangos1223]

ha ha ha in your dreams !

[@leeliu6867]

It came in reality lol sour grapes

[@eval1035]

Nobody is buying C919, copy of Boeing 737 and Airbus 320.

[@sxz62]

30 years ago nobody was buying Hyundai. Only if Chinese airlines buy C919, it will win a decent share of the market. Do you know how many jet liners China will need in the next 20 years?

[@momokui]

China built a space station without help or collaboration with other country. The US can't do it, let alone the rest of western lapdogs.

[@lktan224]

Airbus is a copy of Boeing too.

[@sarahkhan2310]

All copied from birds

[@msafiriathumani5692]

You do not need to re-invent a tire, what you need is to look on how you gonna use it for! And therefore since the wright brothers did a lot on flying anybody can now make his own flying machine and you should not talk of copying! Bravo the Chines for good innovative work!

[@hobo456]

Hahhahaha stop drinking cheap liquor and smoking low grade food weed🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cooldude-bronst]

Hehehe.. Joke or hoax.channel.. ? 😂