China's 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 supersonic concept has ...

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.

As global supersonic air travel looks set to begin its second act, China could be quietly leading the boom The first details of C949, a supersonic airliner project, have been quietly unveiled by ...

The Comac C949 will fly 1.6 times faster than the speed of sound and at a range that is 50 per cent greater than that of retired Concorde, aerodynamicists detailed in an research paper published ...

With sonic booms measured at a perceived level of 83.9 decibels—comparable to a standard hair dryer—Comac engineering teams are working to minimize noise pollution and regulatory hurdles associated ...

Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl told "Mornings with Maria" on Tuesday that America currently has a leg up on China when it comes to supersonic jets.

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 ...

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

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 ...