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 ...

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 ...

The trouble is, China may get there first. Its hyper-aggressive aeroplane maker Comac has unveiled plans for a supersonic passenger jet, the C949. It has already launched the C919, a competitor to ...