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China’s quest for cheaper cancer cure, Comac’s quiet supersonic jet: 7 science highlights
From a search for a cheaper cancer cure to EV expert Xu Fuguo’s return to China, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent ...
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COMAC delivers China-made C909 jet to Lao Airlines
GUANGZHOU -- Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) delivered a C909 passenger jet to Lao Airlines, the second foreign carrier to receive the homegrown Chinese plane, as the state-owned ...
China is designing a silent supersonic airplane to win the next era of commercial flight
Beijing knows that it needs to take over commercial aviation. Supersonic flight is key to that.
From aviation to agriculture: How China’s retaliatory tariffs will impact U.S. companies
China is imposing 34% tariffs on all U.S. goods affecting industries like aviation, semiconductors, and agriculture. Boeing, ...
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VietJet to add two wet-leased Chinese COMAC ARJ21 aircraft
VietJet, Vietnam’s leading low-cost carrier, is set to become the first Vietnamese airline to operate Chinese-made COMAC ...
Vietnam's VietJet to operate Chinese-made aircraft on domestic routes from mid-April
Vietnamese budget airline VietJet is set to operate Chinese-made COMAC ARJ21-700 aircraft, also branded as C909, on domestic ...
China's Concorde: What we know about the planned C949 jet that could revive supersonic air travel
Chinese media reported that the C949 would have a 50 per cent range boost over the retired Concorde and fly with a noise ...
How Airlines Decide When It's Time To Retire Aircraft
As a result, the ongoing maintenance costs of an aircraft are also a primary determinant of when it will retire. Just like ...