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☆ China renamed its homegrown regional airliner to better sell it abroad. Here's how it compares to its closest rival.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The C909's closest competitors in size and range are the Brazilian-made Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2. China's state-owned planemaker, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, better known as Comac, has rebranded its regional aircraft to better compete with Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer. AdvertisementEmbraer's larger planes can carry more peopleComac data shows the C909 seats five abreast and can carry 78 passengers in two classes (or up to 97 in a high-density configuration). The Embraer E190-E2 has a shorter range than its sister jet. For example, Virgin Australia agreed to buy eight E190-E2 aircraft in August.

Persons: Comac, Yin Liqin, it's, Chen Duo, Syme, Pratt, Whitney's, Grinsven, Canada's, Cirium Organizations: Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Jets, China News Service, Getty, TransNusa, Getty Images China Southern Airlines, Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Canada's Porter Airlines, Comac, Reuters, Hainan Airlines, Porter Airlines, Colorful Guizhou Airlines, Virgin Australia Locations: Brazilian, China's, China, Europe, Guangzhou, Indonesian, Manado, Amman, Western Europe, Toronto, Los Angeles, Hainan, Zhuhai

☆ A video shows an airport worker falling out of an Airbus A320 when someone moved the airstairs — highlighting a lapse in following safety rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An airport worker fell out of an Airbus A320 in Indonesia. A video of the incident shows staff breaking safety rules by removing the airstairs with the door open. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA video shows the frightening moment an airport worker fell out of an Airbus A320. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Indonesia must be prudent with military spending, president says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A view of Indonesian Special Air Force personnel in action during a ceremony to mark the Indonesian Air Force's 77th Anniversary at the Halim Perdanakusuma airbase in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 9, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsJAKARTA, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday emphasised the importance of military hardware modernisation but warned any spending should be done wisely as the state budget was limited. The archipelago nation of 270 million people, Southeast Asia's biggest economy, is seeking to modernise its military but has lagged its regional peers in recent years. "Spending for military hardware must be done wisely, in terms of the amount or allocation," Jokowi, as the president is known, said during an armed forces parade. Jokowi in July also warned his cabinet to maintain a "healthy" budget as he highlighted outsised spending by the security agencies, including the defence ministry.

Persons: Willy Kurniawan, Joko Widodo, Prabowo Subianto, Ananda Teresia, Martin Petty Organizations: Indonesian Special Air Force, Indonesian Air Force's, REUTERS, Rights, Defence, Dassault Rafale, Turkish Aerospace, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Locations: Halim, Jakarta, Indonesia, Rights JAKARTA, Southeast, Stockholm

☆ Indonesia confirms buying used fighter jets for $800 million after deal criticised
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JAKARTA, June 14 (Reuters) - Indonesia confirmed on Wednesday it had bought 12 Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets previously used by Qatar, defending the nearly $800 million deal as a fast way to upgrade the air force after it was criticised by lawmakers who said the planes were too old. The defence ministry said in a statement that Indonesia had signed the deal for 733 million euros ($792 million) with Excalibur International a.s., a unit of Czech defence company Czechoslovak Group (CSG) in January. The country has long been seeking to overhaul its ageing air fleet which includes U.S.-made F-16 and Russian Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-30 jets. The country secured a deal to order 42 Rafale fighter jets for $8.1 billion in February. A planned purchase of F-15 fighter jets is also in advanced stages and awaiting final sign-off from the government, defence minister Prabowo Subianto said last year.

Persons: Tubagus Hasanuddin, Edwin Adrian Sumantha, Sukhoi Su, Prabowo Subianto, Ananda Teresia, Gayatri Suroyo, Peter Graff Organizations: Czechoslovak Group, Dassault Aviation, Indonesian Air, Thomson Locations: JAKARTA, Indonesia, Qatar, Czech, U.S, Russia, Jakarta

The crash into the Java Sea after take-off from Jakarta, which killed all 62 people on board, was Indonesia's third major commercial plane crash in just over six years and shone a spotlight on its poor air safety record. A working autothrottle is not required for a plane to be dispatched because pilots can control the thrust levers manually. The first officer said "upset, upset" and "captain, captain" before the recording stopped, but the captain's channel was not working, making it more difficult for investigators to analyse events. KNKT had raised the lack of upset recovery training after the 2014 crash of an AirAsia Indonesia jet that killed all 162 people on board. Indonesia is putting in place updated upset prevention and recovery training, KNKT said in the report.

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