Global suppliers seek to fly high with C919

The successful maiden test flight of the C919, China's first homegrown passenger aircraft, has shown numerous business opportunities await international suppliers of COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd), the State-owned enterprise that built the plane.

Honeywell Aerospace, a major provider of aircraft hardware and avionics systems, had supplied four critical technologies and solutions to the narrow-body C919, including the auxiliary power system, wheels and brakes, flight control package, and navigation package.

"The C919 program represents a $15 billion to $16 billion opportunity for Honeywell over the life of the aircraft program, which involves direct sales to the original equipment manufacturers, as well as aftermarket services," said Steven Lien, president of Honeywell Aerospace Asia Pacific.