Analyzing COMAC ARJ-21 operating number is possible from the latest Skailark data, which provides insight not only into the COMAC C919 but also the ARJ21. We have been following the ARJ21 program for some time
, and the program had a long gestation period. Like all Chinese commercial aviation operations, getting a handle on things is not easy. The ARJ21, however, is spreading its wings beyond China.
Imagine our surprise then to see how the ARJ21 performs. Here are two tables showing the aircraft’s performance among Chinese airlines. Fuel usage, the highest cost for an aircraft, is quite competitive with its contemporaries.
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The numbers vary as one would expect – longer stages generate better fuel burn. But are these numbers competitive? Looking at a blend of all the airlines operating the ARJ21 and their other regional jets we see the following.
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