A Tempest Rages Around Boeing's Quiet Island Outpost in China - Boeing Made In China with COMAC
The tumult of a trade war and a slowing Chinese economy rage around Boeing's new outpost
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December 19, 2018 - by Jon Ostrower for The Air Current
U.S. administrations come and administrations go, but commercial aircraft manufacturers outlast them all.
Political time horizons are completely different from aerospace. Planning for the 787 dated to the later years of the Clinton Administration -- first delivery didn't come until nearly the end of the first Obama term. But even a cursory review of the infamous Wikileaks cables illustrate how interwoven the fortunes of the U.S., China and Boeing really are, no matter the White House occupant.
Boeing on Saturday officially inaugurated its first Chinese facility, delivering a Renton-built and Zhoushan-completed 737 Max 8 to Air China. Eventually 100 737 Max aircraft built in Renton for Chinese airlines will come through the new facility on the 100-acre campus each year.
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