[Aviation History] #089 - From "Aircraft that follow the pilot" to "Aircraft that control the pilot"—Two disasters caused by the design philosophies of Boeing and Airbus

The cockpit of an airplane is thought to be a place where computers assist humans for the sake of safety.However, the ...
Aviation Week

Engine Upgrades Set To Roll In Across Commercial Fleets

Following huge investments to overcome supply chain, production rate and durability problems, commercial engine-makers are on a roll. With around 29,000 medium and large civil engines on order and ...
Interesting Engineering

China seeks local alternatives to 5 components used in its narrow body C919 aircraft

China is widening its aircraft localisation campaign beyond engines, with domestic suppliers now developing alternatives to Western-made sealants, rubber, paints, bolts and cleaning agents used in ...
travelradar

Chinese COMAC C919 aircraft makes first international flight

China’s narrow-body aircraft, the C919, which is owned by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), made its first international flight on Wednesday, Aug. 12, from Beijing Capital ...
Flying

WATCH: ‘Ultra-Quiet’ Electric Aircraft Engines Power First Piloted Flight

Whisper Aero has successfully conducted initial piloted test flights of its "ultra-quiet" eQ250 electric ducted fan propulsion system on a modified glider, demonstrating reduced operational noise and ...
airdatanews

COMAC struggles to meet C919 demand as more Chinese airlines seek the jet

Two more Chinese airlines have publicly expressed interest in operating the COMAC C919, adding to a growing list of potential customers that the manufacturer is currently unable to supply at the pace ...
Yahoo Finance

China’s C919 makes first international flight as it takes aim at Boeing and Airbus

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eplaneai

Rising Interest in C919 Highlights Demand-Supply Imbalance at Comac

A growing wave of interest from Chinese airlines in the domestically produced C919 jet has brought to light a significant demand-supply imbalance at the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC ...
Forbes

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance, Rolls-Royce To Develop Fighter Jet Engines In India

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, ...
CNN

A jet engine fan blade cut into a plane and caused a passenger to be partially sucked out of a window, the NTSB says

A jet engine fan blade on a Boeing 737 broke free and slammed into the side of the passenger cabin, breaking a window and leading to a man being partially sucked outside the aircraft, the National ...
airdatanews

C919 flies abroad, but COMAC is still far from challenging Airbus and Boeing

Air China’s first international commercial flight with a COMAC C919 on Wednesday generated another round of headlines portraying the Chinese jet as a growing threat to Airbus and Boeing. The flight ...
techtimes

Air China C919 Lands in Mongolia Using Bilateral Airworthiness Workaround

A Chinese-made Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) C919 passenger jet, flight CA723 operated by Air China, takes off from Beijing Capital International Airport bound for Ulaanbaatar, ...