2025 Mar 14, 16:39
China's domestically-produced C919 airliner has secured a higher price in its recent deal with Air China. The manufacturer, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), appealed for increased sales support at home as Boeing gains momentum in deliveries to Chinese carriers. Air China, the country's largest carrier by fleet size, will purchase six C919 planes and 11 smaller ARJ21 regional jets, with deliveries scheduled between 2024 and 2025. In an exchange filing, Air China disclosed that Comac charged $108 million for each C919 and $38 million for the ARJ21, bringing the total to $1.07 billion, although both parties agreed to prices lower than the list prices. Comac has raised its C919 price quote by $9 million compared to 2022, as seen in its previous deal with China Eastern
This price increase brings the C919's current list price closer to Airbus's offer of $105-136 million for its A320neo series in 2020, as reported by mainland media outlet Caixin.