In an effort to counter the successes of the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737, China is planning to construct its own aircraft, the C919. The aircraft has been built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation […]
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China Joins Big Jet Club With Competition For Boeing And Airbus
China continues to increase its presence in the global aviation industry as it unveiled its first “big” passenger jet. Over 4,000 people, including engineers, journalists and senior Communist party leaders, gathered at the ceremony near […]
Airbus Setting Up Sleep Pods For Sleep Deprived Passengers
Airbus is building sleep bunkers in their planes for passengers travelling across long distances. For millions of passengers every year, long distance travel is a pain in the behind, back and neck, especially when trying […]
Boeing To Set Up Plant In China Amid Layoff Fears In America
Boeing is building its first completion center on foreign territory: China. The new plant in China will increase the plane manufacturers’ global presence and production in a region where European rival Airbus already has a […]
Airbus Is Setting Up Shop In Alabama And Arch Rival Boeing Is Getting Nervous
In what aviation experts are calling an aggressive and calculated move, Airbus has announced plans to take on rival Boeing head to head by opening up a plant on the American company’s home turf. Fabrice […]
The Quietest Jetliner In The World Just Made Its Debut Flight And People Could Barely Hear It
Bombardier, the last large scale Canadian planemaker, flew its new C Series aircraft in Toronto on Thursday as the struggling company looks to turn around its fortunes and grab share from rivals Airbus and Boeing […]
French Officials Confirm Debris Found Is That Of Doomed Flight MH370
French authorities have confirmed a Boeing 777 wing part found on an island in the Indian Ocean is from missing Malaysian Airline flight MH370. The announcement came after a month of forensic analysis on the […]
China And Russia Just Announced Plans To Develop A Wide Body Plane To Fight Boeing’s Dominance
In an effort to rely less on the United States and Europe for large jets, Russia and China are working together on a wide-body jet that is aimed at competing with aircraft from leading manufacturers […]
Airbus Patent Reveals Plans For Next Generation Supersonic Plane
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) has granted a patent to planemaker Airbus, also known as the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, for an “ultra-rapid air vehicle and related method for aerial […]
Airbus Unveils Europe’s First Reusable Spacecraft
Airbus, the maker of Europe’s Ariane rocket, has unveiled a partially reusable rocket concept, joining the likes of SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA). Code-named “Adeline”, the system has the booster’s main engines fly themselves […]