‘Made in China’ airliner faces trade turbulence | FT #shorts

China has high hopes that the C919, the country's first domestically made passenger jets, could challenge the aircraft manufacturing markets currently dominated by Boeing and Airbus and showcase technological advancements made by its statebacked plane maker Comarmac. But as the US China trade war escalates, analysts warned that the C919's heavy reliance on US suppliers for critical components could threaten plans to increase production and even hits maintenance supports for the C919 jets that are already in ...