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Cirium's latest aircraft fleet outlook predicts that China's Commercial Aircraft Corporation (Comac) will capture 5% of the global aircraft market by 2045, up from its current share of about 1%. This forecast highlights a "gradual shift" toward emerging players like Comac despite continued dominance by Airbus and Boeing.

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Cirium, an aviation analytics firm, forecasts that Comac, China's primary civilian aircraft manufacturer, will secure a 5% share of the global commercial aircraft market by 2045. Currently, Comac holds approximately 1% of the world fleet allocation with its C919 aircraft. Despite this gradual shift, Cirium predicts that Airbus and Boeing will continue to dominate the market, although strong demand for narrowbody jets and domestic orders suggest a growing role for emerging players like Comac.

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Jennings, R. (2026, October 14). C919 set to lead way as Chinese aircraft forecast to secure 5% of world market in 20 years. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3370841/c919-set-lead-way-chinese-aircraft-forecast-secure-5-world-market-20-years?utm_source=rss_feed

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Airbus Boeing C919 Cirium Comac

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Airbus ORG · 2× Boeing ORG · 2× Cirium ORG · 2× Comac ORG · 2× China GPE · 1× Chinese NORP · 1× Li Hanming PERSON · 1×

Narrative

China’s chief civilian aircraft builder will command 5 per cent of the world’s fleet allocation by 2045 as global demand for narrowbody jets and the domestic order book look strong, an aviation analytics firm has forecast.

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🔮 C919 set to lead way as Chinese aircraft forecast to secure 5% of world market in 20 years

2026-10-14 · South China Morning Post

C919 set to lead way as Chinese aircraft forecast to secure 5% of world market in 20 years · assertive framing

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C919 set to lead way as Chinese aircraft forecast to secure 5% of world market in 20 years asserted

aircraft → set → years

Cirium’s aircraft fleet outlook says Airbus and Boeing will continue to dominate despite ‘gradual shift’ to emerging players like Comac asserted

Airbus → say → Comac

firm → command → jets

Comac has a roughly 1 per cent share of today’s world fleet allocation, independent aviation analyst Li Hanming said. asserted

Hanming → have → allocation

In a summary of its annual aircraft fleet outlook, Cirium said the forecast allocations would “illustrate the persistence of the Airbus and Boeing concentration alongside the gradual shift” towards emerging manufacturers. asserted

allocations → say → manufacturers

C919 set to lead way as Chinese aircraft forecast to secure 5% of world market in 20 years