ARJ21 and Chinese expansion plan

China's aviation history continues. As a continuation of the story, you can watch a large video about the COMAC C919: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tOK8cb5RGQ&list=PLhiVD0THReMjYDnftrkOEK6KhABP1JR9s&index=96

I don’t think that ARJ-21 looks outdated. The same we can say about the 737MEX. The difference is that the last MD regional family member the Boeing 717 was manufactured in 2006, so we don’t see a lot of the aircrafts with the same structural design.

The issue for them will be sanctions and regulations. The FAA will likely not approve a plane from China because of competion and rivalry.

It is a good start. Continued optimization and volume production of ARJ21 and C919 will be the step stone for the success of China civil aviation industry.

Clearly it's an updated DC9, and I'm glad to see that my favorite airliner will be around for a long time to come.

Rear-mounted engines and T-tails are so retro, and yet still relevant in many countries with hot and high airports. I’m glad the legacy of the DC-9, BAC-111, Tu-134 and the Fokker 70 continues on.

Sure, it might be lacking behind in technological advancements (when compared to other regionals jets) but the thing is as long as they're selling like hot cakes in China, they'll be doing just fine.

For some reason, I remember the Fokker 100

It's very pretty for a commercial plane! hope I get to fly on one!

image, China replace half its domestical airliners with ARJ21 and C919.

Thanks sky as always ❤

Thanks for making the video without much political elements.

Their first step was to release their own version of similar models by others. Comac C919 is their future. Cleansheet design. It's not easy to expand overseas, supply chain, maintenance, airworthiness support, language and cultural barriers are also factors that make it hard for it to attract overseas buyers. Same issue faced by the Sukhoi Superjet's western customers like CityJet and Interjet

The quality coming out of Boeing will make Chinese quality seem acceptable.

Brilliant sharing, thanks

It is pretty interesting overall. And all around one has to admit one thing about Chinese developments in recent years. They've become much higher quality than before, which can be mostly seen in countries that are either allied to China, or to a greater or lesser extent neutral. China is quickly dominating sectors, especially vehicle manufacturing with a combination of quality and price. But not always. Some chinese vehicle manufacturers reign supreme on quality and price, like BYD and X-peng for cars, Yutong for buses, all of which are now firmly planted across the globe. But other sectors like the rail industry is where they still struggle. The national chinese rolling stock manufacturer, CRRC, has vastly different quality standards across its several factories so its often a gamble as to if a CRRC built train will be good or bad. And the ones trialled so far in Europe have all been from a plant with a less than satisfactory quality record.

Thanks Sky! That would be great if you could cover the Avic/Harbin Y12F

As an airline pilot Im glad to be retiring soon....

Thanks for another EXCELLENT and informative video!!! GO CHINA!!! 🇨🇳

Well if COMAC develops a 2nd gen with GE Passport engines then this plane will have a bright future. After all DC-9 style planes are still efficient aerodynamically if modern technologies are adopted.