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COMAC to reduce 2025 production rates, Bloomberg Business reports
September 25th 2025
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) now intends to deliver 25 C919 planes this year, instead of 75 it announced earlier this year. Read More » Bloomberg Business reports the Mainland OEM is facing bottlenecks at virtually all key points in its supply chain, hampering its ability to produce jets at a steady pace, Bloomberg’s sources said. In June and July, the U.S. temporarily halted export of CFM engines. The engine type powers C919s. As a result, year to date, China’s three state-owned airlines, Air China, China Eastern Airlines (CEA), and China Southern Airlines (CSA) have accepted five C919s, instead of 32 as planned. Reuters referred to an IBA opinion published last month that said COMAC’s C919 production targets were ambitious and it expected "more measured growth" from the OEM. IBA forecast around 18 C919s will delivered in 2025, 25 in 2026 and 45 in 2027.
