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

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

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

Chinese media reported that the C949 would have a 50 per cent range boost over the Concorde and fly with a noise level like a blowing hairdryer.View on euronews ...

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?

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 ...

Chinese aerospace giant Comac has unveiled its plans for the C949, a supersonic aircraft designed to fly 50% farther than the Concorde and produce sonic booms quieter than a hairdryer. Scheduled ...

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), a Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturing company, is developing the first silent s ...

China’s Comac is aiming to redefine supersonic travel with its C949 airliner, a 1.6-Mach design promising greater range and significantly reduced noise compared to the Concorde. Comac engineers have ...