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

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.

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

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.