China’s Comac on Track to Miss C919 Delivery Target by Half

Comac C919 aircraft operated by China Eastern Airlines on the tarmac at Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai.Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

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December 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM UTC

Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd. is set to miss a revised delivery target for its marquee C919 single-aisle jet, dealing a blow to its global ambitions after trade war-induced headwinds helped hamper production.

China’s answer to Airbus SE and Boeing Co. had shipped just 13 of its flagship C919 aircraft in the year through December 22, data from aviation consultancy Cirium and Planespotters.net show. That matches the same number of C919s it handed airlines in 2024.