Airbus A350

By David Casey
The route returns to the carrier’s network after an absence of five years.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Service from Atlanta to Johannesburg will resume in August but plans to tag Cape Town on to the route have been dropped.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Mainline capacity is being increased on routes to the Balearic island, while Lufthansa’s new long-haul subsidiary is adding Zimbabwe to its network.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The carrier has signaled LAX will be its first North American service.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Singapore Airlines is restoring its first fifth freedom flight to the US since the start of the pandemic.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
The airline aims to connect Lisbon and Madrid with the Caribbean.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
South African-born Hendrik Du Preez talks about the potential for Qatar Airways in Africa. Thanks to the end of the blockade, many more opportunities are possible.
Airports & Networks

By Wesley Charnock
Routes speaks to SIA’s new general manager for the UK & Ireland to learn how the carrier aims to rebuild passenger and cargo networks.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
As Indian carrier Vistara signals its intention to begin flying to the US, Taiwanese airline Starlux has made headway in its efforts to serve the North American country.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Alan Joyce hopes to progress Qantas’ ultra-long-haul plans over the next 12 months—and he believes the airline’s Airbus A380 fleet will fly again.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
LATAM Airlines Group is using its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization to retire its Airbus A350 widebodies, which will streamline its twin-aisle fleet to all Boeing aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus and Malaysia Airlines have signed an agreement to extend an existing Flight Hour Services Components (FHS-C) contract for another five years.
Maintenance & Training

By Graham Warwick
The A350 will replace an A340-600 previously used to measure trace elements and greenhouse gases in the tropopause.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s Aeroflot has resumed the evolution of its widebody fleet after a one-year pause.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Los Angeles has been earmarked by Starlux Airlines as the Taiwanese carrier’s first U.S. destination as it builds on plans to grow its international network.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The Taiwanese carrier has taken the first step in its plan to offer LAX service.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Singapore Airlines is continuing the 'slow, steady process' of rebuilding its US flight network.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to cut its widebody fleet by retiring many of its Boeing 777s, following a similar move announced recently by All Nippon Airways (ANA).
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The flag-carrier sees demand for cargo and transit passengers on the route.
Airports & Networks

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce has discovered cracks in the intermediate pressure (IP) compressor blades of higher-time Trent XWB-84 engines during scheduled overhaul but said early detection will enable the speedy development of a fix.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Airbus has agreed to increase the amount of interest it is paying on launch aid from the French and Spanish governments for the A350 in a bid to end
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
The Atlanta-based carrier is using passenger aircraft cargo bellies to ferry supplies and mail around the world.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas has reportedly reiterated that it needs to reach a deal with its pilots by the end of March so it can finalize an order for Airbus A350-1000s to operate new ultra-long-haul routes.
Air Transport

By David Casey
United Airlines will expand service to Mexico City this summer after securing an additional slot pair.
Airports & Networks

By Thierry Dubois
Air France is gradually increasing the importance of the Airbus A350-900 in its operations, notably as a way to cut costs compared to earlier-generation aircraft.
Air Transport