China's upstart planemaker is taking advantage of production woes at Boeing and Airbus as it seeks to break into the Western market

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China's self-developed passenger jet C919 makes its first international debut in a flight demonstration at the Singapore Airshow on February 20, 2024 in Singapore.
A C919, Chinese planemaker Comac's competitor to the likes of the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737.

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I flew a little-known, all-business-class airline that flies long-haul to the Maldives. See inside its narrowbody Airbus jets.

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The black Beond plane on the ground in Male.
The Beond plane on the ground in Male before BI's flight to Milan.

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Boeing's tentative union deal includes a commitment to Seattle — another sign of its new CEO's work to improve quality

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A Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits on the assembly line June 13, 2012 at the Boeing Factory in Everett, Washington.
A Boeing 787 in a Washington state factory before final assembly was moved to South Carolina.

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An American Airlines passenger is suing, saying she was burned by a coffee pot that fell into her lap from a trolley during turbulence

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An American Airlines plane taking off.
An American Airlines plane.

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See inside the Brazilian C-390 Millennium that Boeing once wanted to buy but now doesn't have an answer to

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The C-390 Millennium transits a runway before taking flight.
The C-390 was once Boeing's solution to the competing C-130 before it pulled out of the deal.

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After an Airbus A350 U-turned due to an engine problem, an airline found 15 jets with the same issue

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A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 aircraft at Kingsford Smith Airport on August 18, 2021 in Sydney, Australia.
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350.

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Boeing factory workers say they're overworked and under pressure to 'make miracles happen,' report says

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Employees work on Boeing 737 MAX airplanes at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington on March 27, 2019
Employees working on a Boeing 737 Max at the factory in Renton, Washington.

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See inside the Airbus A400M Atlas military plane made famous by Tom Cruise that can carry helicopters and land on beaches

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A collage of British forces conducting an airdrop over Gaza from an Airbus A400M, and an A400M landing on Pembrey Sands beach in Wales.
The Airbus A400M can airdrop payloads and land on beaches.

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I fly dozens of times a year. Chase's new lounges are a game changer — and don't require a first-class ticket.

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Entering the JFK chase location.
I love the new Chase-branded lounges at New York's JFK and LaGuardia airports.

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A passenger who turned up too late for his flight started kicking the plane door before being arrested, report says

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A LATAM Airbus a320 is seen on a taxi road at Bogota's El Dorado International Airport in Colombia, July 28, 2023.
The passenger was trying to board a Latam Airlines plane (not pictured.)

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