The first details of C949, a supersonic airliner project, have been quietly unveiled by Chinese state-owned aerospace giant ...

Innovation in commercial aviation has been stuck for 60 years. A commercial supersonic jet might be back on the market soon, but will China get there first?

The Chinese airframer has a way to go in designing a supersonic airliner and has yet to fly a low-boom demonstrator similar ...

Beijing knows that it needs to take over commercial aviation. Supersonic flight is key to that.

Chinese media reported that the C949 would have a 50 per cent range boost over the retired Concorde and fly with a noise ...

The People’s Republic of China aviation firm Comac has been enjoying some good news lately, including the ability to announce the C949 supersonic concept and interest from Ryanair. However, the C949 ...

Comac's C949 jet is being touted as a groundbreaking advancement in aviation technology. Engineers behind the project recently detailed their design's capacity to reach a flight range of 6,800 miles, ...

One of the significant challenges of supersonic flight has been sonic booms, which have resulted in regulatory restrictions on overland travel. The C949 addresses this by targeting a perceived noise ...

China is planning to build a supersonic airliner that can reach Mach 1.6. It is to be designed in such a way that it can fly further than the Concorde. The Chinese supersonic aircraft Comac C949 ...

Chinese media reported that the C949 would have a 50 per cent range boost over the retired Concorde and fly with a noise level like a blowing hairdryer. China has entered the race to usher in a ...

As per reporting by the South China Morning Post, China’s Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has revealed blueprints for the C949 - a 1.6-Mach jet that could fly further and more ...