Dossier
C919
Coverage of C919 in the Nexus archive.
- Europe is debating the terms of its industrial surrender
The article discusses how Western companies voluntarily transferred technology to China in exchange for market access, enabling China's rapid industrial rise. It highlights examples like General Electric selling its avionics division to AVIC and Tesla's role in China's EV industry, now threatening Western deindustrialization. Europe is criticized for hesitating to respond to Chinese technological competition.
- China’s first C919s get critical ‘C-checks’ as European regulators watch
China’s C919 aircraft are undergoing critical 'C-checks' to assess long-term airworthiness, with China Southern Airlines completing the first inspection in May. European aviation regulators are monitoring the process as part of evaluating the aircraft's safety.