Leasing compony ICBC ordered about 100 aircrafts …

Leasing company ICBC Leasing (a division of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) became the largest customer of Chinese narrow-bodied aircraft C919. She signed another 55 such aircrafts .

Taking into account the agreement signed earlier by the lessor for 45 C919, the total number of aircraft ordered by them increased to 100 sides, Reuters reported. At the same time, there is now a question of a firm order or an option, it is not specified. Taking into account the new contract from ICBC Leasing, the order book for C919 with LEAP-1C engines from CFM International increased to 785 aircraft. In general, COMAC receives orders for a new machine from Chinese state-controlled lessors. GE Capital Aviation Service (GECAS), the German airline PuRen and Thai City Airways, account for approximately 10% of the total sold aircraft. ICBC Leasing became the second company to increase the order for the C919. Prior to this, the local lender, the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), has only twice placed contracts for a Chinese aircraft. Financial leasing. In total, he bought 65 aircraft with an option for another 10 cars. According to the representative of COMAC, the aircraft must be certified by 2020. Shipments will start only in 2021. The Chinese aircraft is designed to reduce the dependence of the PRC on manufacturers such as Airbus and Boeing. It will also develop its own aircraft industry. By 2020, the alloy is gathering pace with the assembly of the C919 to about 150 aircraft, writes Air Transport World. Experts of the rating agency Moody's Investors Service believe that Chinese aircraft will not compete with European and American aircraft. Although the introduction of new cars on the market may lead to lower prices for narrow-bodied aircraft .

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