Airbus A350

This weeks’ #FlightFriday focuses on the two ‘composite’ widebody aircraft, the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787.

Connectivity for far-flung overseas French destinations is a major focus for the country’s smaller airlines.

All 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the A350 managed to escape the burning aircraft, but five of the six on board the Coast Guard aircraft died.

For the airline and aerospace industries, many questions about pandemic recovery remain unanswered.

As 2024 gets underway, cargo industry executives are closely watching the macroeconomic factors that will affect demand.

Iberia will resume flights between Madrid–Barajas Airport and Tokyo Narita Airport in October 2024, restarting a route not served by the airline since 2020.

Singapore Airlines will introduce its first nonstop service linking Singapore and London Gatwick from June 2024 onboard Airbus A350-900 equipment.

Dutch startup is the latest to move away from all-electric propulsion and toward a larger hybrid design that it hopes will better meet market requirements.

Air India has received approval from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation to carry out line maintenance on Airbus A350 and A320 aircraft.

Turkish Airlines has finalized an order for 220 Airbus aircraft, following an “agreement in principle” disclosed in November.

Japan Airlines (JAL) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000, which the carrier intends to use on its Tokyo Haneda-New York JFK route.

Virgin Atlantic indicates it will use Airbus A330-900neo and A350-1000 aircraft on both the LHR-JFK and LHR-BOS routes during the 2024 summer season.

Japan Airlines’ first Airbus A350-1000 flights will operate between Tokyo and New York.

The new CEO of French airlines Air Caraibes and French bee says she is open to more partnerships for the carriers.

Thai Airways reportedly is close to finalizing a deal with Boeing for 80 787-family aircraft as part of the flag carrier’s fleet renewal program.

Cathay Pacific has taken another significant step in its fleet-renewal efforts with an order for six Airbus A350F freighters.

The airline is working with Airbus and several MROs to ramp up its in-house A350 maintenance capabilities.

Sweeping changes and streamlining plan targets fourfold profit increase by 2027 and exit from electric propulsion sector.

Lufthansa and the Italian government have notified the European Commission of the German airline group’s plan to take a 41% stake in ITA Airways.

SAS reports it faced higher costs from currency exchanges and fuel prices in a challenging fourth quarter (Q4) of its fiscal 2023, which ended Oct. 31.

Taiwanese carriers and airports are optimistic for growth opportunities.

Several airlines detailed fleet expansion plans as they announced orders and commitments at this year’s Dubai Airshow—transactions that largely favored Boeing.

Ethiopian is expecting to finalize a further order for at least 10 400+ seat widebody aircraft over the next few weeks.

With lower-than-expected time on wing at other airlines, Emirates decides against large order for the A350-1000 for now.

The two legacy carriers with long histories announced significant orders at the Dubai Airshow as they look to compete on a broader scale.