QUOTE(river.sand @ Nov 9 2022, 01:57 PM)
Spare parts are easy to make. Trained pilots and technicians are bigger issues.
Airliner development takes a long time. You can't compare it to making mobile phones.
Apple beat RIM because of technology breakthrough. In civil aviation, if China wants breakthrough, it will have to develop electric or hybrid airplanes, or new supersonic airplanes.
Now and Past.
Russia already experienced it. they now have to dismantle airplane to maintain current plane.
because embargo.
China forced to acceralate the flight development.

CPU, GPU, Space Rocket, Satelite, Cargo Plane, Air Fighter... u named it.
"When there is 1 rising, there will be multiple falling"
this apply on east and west.
the only Key component in Technology breakthrough = Resource.
China is now the biggest avaition market, passanger + cargo, local + international.
This is the key behind their technology growth rate