China's C919 Passenger Jet Struggles Amid US-China Trade Tensions and Western Supply Dependencies

Oct 27, 2025 02:10 pm CST

China's homegrown C919 passenger jet faces significant challenges in meeting delivery targets due to US-China trade tensions and dependency on Western components. Despite Beijing's ambitions to challenge Boeing and Airbus, export restrictions on critical parts and lack of international certification are hampering COMAC's production goals and global expansion plans for this state-backed aerospace project.