Comac and its C919 single-aisle jet emerged as unlikely stars of the 2024 Singapore Airshow, with the Chinese planemaker’s large chalet, several aircraft on display, and presence in the vast exhibition hall drawing throngs of onlookers and curious dignitaries. “Crowded,” is how one flight attendant for China Eastern Airlines Corp., the only Chinese airline that … Read more
The international debut of China’s homegrown C919 jet and the cost of going green by 2050 dominated the opening day of the Singapore Airshow — Asia’s most influential aerospace and defense exhibition. Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China, or Comac, signed a 40-plane dealBloomberg Terminal with Tibet Airlines and won an endorsement from Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh … Read more
The Comac C919 is not very different from what Airbus and Boeing already have in the market, and that it was “not going to rock the boat in particular,” Christian Scherer, chief executive officer of Airbus’s aircraft commercial business said. “It looks a bit like an Airbus narrow body,” Scherer said, tongue in cheek, noting … Read more
Boeing will not be bringing any commercial planes to the Singapore Airshow, shifting the spotlight for passenger jets to rival Airbus as well as China’s homegrown offering. “The industry contacts we speak to believe the problems at Boeing, specifically the 737 Max, present an early opportunity for Comac,” Northcoast Research analyst Chris Olin told CNBC. … Read more
Updated Jan. 4, 2024 2:13 pm ET In its certification, Airbus was required to prove that its A350 aircraft can be evacuated in less than 90 seconds. In Tuesday’s collision in Japan, the last crew member escaped the aircraft after 18 minutes—but there were still no casualties. The sizable discrepancy, for the moment, represents a … Read more
China displayed its aircraft-manufacturing credentials by conducting a flyby of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour with a domestically made passenger plane designed to take on Airbus SE and Boeing Co. narrowbodies. Commercial Aircraft Corp of China Ltd., the official name of planemaker Comac, flew its C919 jet around the harbor in two loops on Saturday morning, … Read more
Idea Generation: Mike Amiri Mike Amiri was raised in Los Angeles’s most famous neighborhood, Hollywood, during the excess of the ’80s hair metal scene. The son of Iranian immigrants, he was transfixed by the music, culture and fashion coming out of clubs like the Roxy. So when he launched his eponymous luxury brand in 2013–with … Read more