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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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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
Germany was up in arms this weekend over fresh spying allegations that could harm the country’s thorny relationship with surveillance of its citizens. The revelations bring back Soviet era memories where secret police held dossiers […]
Bigger may no longer be better for the world’s passenger airlines as Malaysia Airlines is said to be offloading its entire fleet of A380 superjumbos. The airline has struggled financially in the wake of dual […]
Fresh evidence emerged Friday that China isn’t the only country engaged in rampant industrial espionage. European aerospace giant Airbus is promising legal action over claims its top secret blueprints were stolen by German spies and […]