China eyes C919 jet breakthrough as AirAsia weighs orders (www.bangkokpost.com)
from schizoidman@lemmy.zip to world@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 03:27
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gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works on 12 Sep 05:26 next collapse

I was under the impression that the major hurdle was still the engines on this thing, and that they were essentially multiple generations behind western offerings in terms of range, power, and efficiency. They’re still using Russian engines for a ton of their military aircraft.

ms_lane@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 05:42 collapse

It’s using CFM LEAP engines, the same as most western designs.

ms_lane@lemmy.world on 12 Sep 05:42 collapse

A contracted version of the first sentence is a much better title-

“Malaysian AirAsia shows strong interest in Chinese C919 airliner”