China has invested billions of dollars in its domestic commercial aviation industry, which has yet to result in a commercially viable aircraft and is unlikely to do so for the foreseeable future, according to a study by RAND. Efforts by the Commercial Aviation Corporation of China (COMAC)-the Chinese government's effort to compete with Boeing and Airbus-to construct new commercial aircraft have been hindered by problems in systems integration. An earlier regional aircraft has yet to obtain Chinese air certification. By the time the new jetliner is ready for production, COMAC will face stiff competition from new Boeing and Airbus models and pricing competition from used ones, the study finds.
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