CJ-1000 program’s 2027 timeline feels extremely optimistic.
Hollow fan blades on PD-14 are a neat diffusion-bonding trick.
U.S. export bans just accelerate China’s engine race.
CFM is the gold standard—hard for PD-14 to match dispatch reliability.
COMAC sales pitch suffers when the “heart” isn’t Chinese.
PD-14 noise and emissions compliance is a real plus, though.
1,764 gal/hr vs 1,750 gal/hr fuel burn is margin, but airlines care.
If rare earths are the bargaining chip, engines become pawns.
China’s mass production goal by 2027? That’s lightning speed.
Russia’s MC-21 with PD-14 hasn’t proven global reliability yet.