Dassault Systemes’ vice chairman and CEO Bernard Charles believes China will need over 10 years to establish an airplane producer capable of competing globally with the industry’s mainstays. Currently, Comac has two narrow-body jets, the ARJ21 and C919, and one wide-body plane, the C929, in various stages of production and development. The state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China is working to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign makers and currently has three models in development. “China’s aviation industry needs a lot more time than we have now,” said Charles, who was speaking at the Paris Air Show. China’s market size meant the effort was a “logical evolution”.
Dassault Systemes’ vice chairman and CEO Bernard Charles believes China will need over 10 years to establish an airplane producer capable of competing globally with the industry’s mainstays. The state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China is working to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign makers and currently has three models in development. “China’s aviation industry needs a lot more time than we have now,” said Charles, who was speaking at the Paris Air Show. China’s market size meant the effort was a “logical evolution”.