French media: Airbus CEO "attaches great importance to" the rise of COSCO C919

French BFM TV website website July 28 article, original title: Airbus "attaches great importance to" the rise of the Chinese COSCO C919, COMAC is about to launch a new model C919, which will directly start with Airbus's A220, A320 and Boeing 737. compete. Airbus Chief Executive Officer Ji Lamfari told the business channel of BFM TV that he was "very concerned".

Regarding whether Chinese Shangfei can break the monopoly situation of European Airbus and Boeing, people has talked for many years. C919 can be equipped with 168 passengers, with a range of 5,500 kilometers, and may be put into operation next year. Will its arrival make Airbus ’s European aircraft manufacturers lose market share? Especially in China, after all, in terms of quantity, it has become a strategic market.

In the recent show, Ji Lumm Furi, CEO of the Airbus, as a guest of BFM Business Channel, performed calmly, but he would never underestimate the new opponent. The executive said: "It seems that we are getting closer to the China COSCO C919, and there will be a new role in the market to enter the game. Previously, other aviation manufacturers also tried The Boeing is competing, which will be the participants we attach great importance to it. "However, Furi also said:" They want to be one of the three market players, and it takes a long time to improve reliability. You know, today Boeing, Boeing today Hedu has a large dominant position with Airbus. "

"The huge domestic market is a huge advantage for COMAC, but it constitutes risks for Airbus, because Chinese airlines have added C919 orders." Furi said.

For this CEO, Airbus controls all the "weapons" that maintain its market position: "We have a very powerful American competitor in history. Today, we surpass them, which indicates that things will change changes. Well. We believe that the best way out is continuous investment and continuous innovation. "

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