The Chinese government officially approved the launch of China Commercial Aircraft in 2008. That makes major jet manufacturing economy very new, but is taking major leaps forward. They plan to have the first set of jets designed and made in China roll of the line by 2020.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has projected that Chinese carriers’ passenger numbers will increase from 230 million in 2009 to 700 million by 2020 and 1.5 billion by 2030. This means that they are getting into the business in the nick of time.
The news has to be getting executives at Boeing and Airbus a bit nevus. Asian airlines are expected to buy nearly 10,000 new planes by 2025, with more than 2,200 of those going to Chinese airlines. Currently they are a hug market that give Boeing a major part of their business currently. The production of the C919 could pose a real threat to Boeing's presence thin China.
The C919 is still in production, according to China Every Day, and is expected to undergo test flights by 2014. If they succeed there, they will be ready to be delivered by 2016. They also already have 100 orders by Major Chines Airliners. A step Has already been taken to put the Chinese as a major competitor to American and French companies.
This makes hug room for job opportunities. The Chinese aren't dumb by any means in airliner manufacturing. The China Aviation Industries Corporation (AVIC-I) produces components for Boeing’s 747 and 787 widebodies and operates a final assembly line for the Airbus A320. They will still need people to help that have experience. This would give hug room for managers in aviation to come and help fill these high level managing jobs.
As for pilots, there will be a hug increase in Airline traffic. That means they need pilots and, traditionally, they love American pilots. So this could be one of the biggest pilot hiring job markets in the world in a few years.
Leaving room for thought. If your a pilot or an Aviation management major in desperate need for a job. Your best bet might be to look of something in the Asian market.
The demand for pilots in China and other foreign countries does put an interesting spin on career options for future pilots and managers. Having a choice to work in a country like China sounds very interesting.
ReplyDeleteWould have like to have read more specific information about the job opportunities in China. It's good that you brought up the C919, but would have also liked to have read more detail about the C919...which aircraft will it be directly competing with, etc..
ReplyDeleteWhat is the C919? I have never heard of it. It would have been nice to learn more about it on here rather than hunting on google for images and information. I like that you also agree with me on the fact that China will be a new competitor against Boeing and Airbus. I feel that this is a step closer to driving one of those companies out of business if the chinese can do better than the French or Americans
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