New Civil Aircraft Competitors on the Horizon?

The global market for LCA is shared by Boeing (United States) and Airbus SAS (France). This duopoly has remained unchallenged since 1997, as the costs of market entry have been prohibitive. In a highly unusual development, three RJ manufacturers Bombardier (Canada), Commercial Aircraft Company of China (CACC China), and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC Russia)recently announced ambitious plans to enter the LCA market in direct competition with Boeing and Airbus. New competitors are coming from Japan as well