China C919 Jet Turbulence: Trade Disputes Threaten Beijing’s Aviation Ambitions

The COMAC C919 (often simply called “China C919”) is the flagship narrow-body commercial airliner built by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). China C919 is designed to compete with the ubiquitous Boeing 737 Max and the Airbus A320neo range. China’s ambitions are clear: to assert technological and industrial independence, and to carve out a major share of the global aviation market.