Completely agree with you! I only have you by a year, so pretty sure I won't see one in my lifetime either.

Also of French heritage and I can say that has never entered into my evaluation of one aircraft, or one aircraft manufacturer over another. But then again, neither have notions of 'boring' or 'un-inspired' or 'lacking innovation'. For me, it's all about comfort and functionality; for the airline it's all about economics and matching to the route strategy, nothing more. As the French would say 'that's it, that's all', and as an extension, I certainly don't think Comac is 'all that and a bag of chips'.