500 orders equals nearly a full year of Boeing production.
This isn’t business, it’s diplomacy disguised as business.
Airbus’s A320neo ruled China, but not forever.
Beijing plays Boeing and Airbus like pawns.
COMAC quietly wins either way.
Boeing’s “number two forever” risk is real.
Airbus thought they had China locked, guess not.
A deal this size smells political more than commercial.
China doesn’t buy planes; it buys influence.
500 jets is a massive bargaining chip.