China's challenge to Boeing and Airbus is off to a slow start, but the country has long-term goals in mind. Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A veteran of CNET since 2003, he reviewed ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After 15 years of production, China's first homegrown mainline aircraft launched in May 2023. The C919 narrowbody plane hopes to ...
China touts C919 to replace aging fleets amid Airbus, Boeing delays Analysts say homegrown C919 offers relief as Chinese ...
China is set to display its Comac C919, a narrow-body passenger jet, at the Singapore Airshow. This marks the first time the aircraft will be showcased to a global audience. “Flying for the first time ...
Chinese planemakerComac has reportedly had to revise delivery targets pertaining to its C919 family of narrowbody twinjet airliners due to the company falling behind on its projected production rates.
The C919 is China’s home-grown, narrowbody passenger jet designed to carry 158 to192 passengers and compete with Boeing’s 737 ...
Comac has completed the final ground test before its C919 narrowbody can take to the skies. Comac has completed the final ground test before its C919 narrowbody can take to the skies. On 23 April, the ...
In a year of startling upheaval for the aviation industry, one seismic change, at least, had already been predicted. For years, China has been en route to become the world’s biggest aviation market, ...
BEIJING—Flight testing of the COMAC C919 has exceeded the designed cruise speed of the narrowbody airliner and reached its intended ceiling, with the fleet of six prototypes now complete. Elsewhere in ...
Comac has received the type inspection authorisation for its C919 narrowbody programme, paving the way for final flight testing and certification. The authorisation — issued by the Civil Aviation ...
FLYHT has signed a multi-year contract with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) that will see its Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS) 228 become ...