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COMAC

  • China's used cooking oil may soon find use fueling airliners (Photo: Shutterstock)
    Environment
    Boeing opens cooking-oil-to-biofuel plant in China
    Two years ago, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner became the first biofuel-powered aircraft to cross the Pacific Ocean. Now, in the interest of ensuring a consistent supply of that biofuel, Boeing has partnered with Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) to produce it in a pilot plant.
  • The C919 aircraft display prototype
    Aircraft
    China’s first home-grown large passenger jet unveiled
    The large commercial jet market dominated by Boeing and Airbus is set to get some more competition with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) unveiling the country’s first home-grown large passenger jet – the C919.