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Here’s Why COMAC’s ARJ21 Might Face An Overcapacity Problem In The Future

Six years later, the ARJ21 program once again urgently needs new orders, customers, or solutions to address overcapacity issues.

China’s Big Three will all become C919 operators next week.

China’s most remote airports offer vital access to the rest of the country, from Tibet’s peaks to the South China Sea’s distant islands.

As orders are nearly fulfilled, COMAC urgently needs to find new orders or customers for the ARJ21 program to address overcapacity.

Chinese travel to New Zealand is bouncing back, with Christchurch Airport announcing the return of China Southern for the 2024/2025 summer.

Travel to Mexico declined in 2023, but recovery is expected in 2024.

China Eastern Airlines is currently still the only operator of the C919, but not for long.

Including China’s big three, six airlines will operate over 20,000 domestic flights in China next month.

The first batch of C919 pilots is in place, and the delivery of China Southern Airlines’ first C919 is approaching.

No US carrier currently provides service to China from America’s East Coast