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by langsoul-com 721 days ago
Boeing is 64% of spirits revenue. Without Boeing, they don't exist anyway. Not to mention how Boeing's stock might be down, but they are not going to disappear at all.

Just from a strategic standpoint, USA has Boeing, EU Airbus and China has the Chinese Boeing /Airbus. Major aviation companies just aren't created any more, no major government would let their strategic assets fall like that.

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China's commercial aerospace manufacturer is Comac, it was founded in 2008.
And 16 years later it has only "sold" less than a dozen airframes overseas (and non delivered). It was only this year (2024) that a Comac aircraft has completed its second international flight (Vietnam).

Comac have a long long way to go yet; they have yet to tackle the certification issue let alone the delivery and operational issues. Maybe another decade?

Only then could it be considered a proper international airframer.