Korean Air, the national airline of South Korea, has finalised a deal that sees it become the latest operator of the long-haul Airbus A350XWB airliner. The order for 33 aircraft comprises of 27 A350-1000s and six of the smaller A350-900s which offers the longest range of any airliner currently available. [read more]
It’s been a bumper order day for Airbus with two Asian carriers placing A350 orders totalling 54 aircraft Korean Air was first to pull the trigger with an order for 33 A350s split between 27 -100 models and six -900 models for its long haul needs as it prepares to [read more]
Leading US carrier Delta Airlines has signed an order for 20 Airbus A350-1000 airliners to meet its future wide-body needs. Delta was the first US airline to operate the A350-900 but the order is the first for the longer -1000 variant from the Atlanta-based carrier which will open up new [read more]
A Japan Airlines Airbus A350 has been destroyed by fire at Tokyo Haneda airport after it collided with a Japanese coastguard Bombardier Dash 8 as it landed at around 08:47 UTC (09:47 am UK time). The Japan Airlines crew was able heavily damaged A350-900 (JA13XJ) to a halt on the [read more]
Japan Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 airliner at a ceremony in Toulouse, France how of the European aerospace giant. The Japan Airlines A350 is configure with a four class cabin including six first class suites each of which has a choice of three modes: sofa, seat [read more]
Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific has placed an order for the Airbus A350 Freighter as it seeks to build its future cargo fleet. The deal for six aircraft will see the A350F, whose wings are made in Broughton, North Wales, become central the airlines cargo operation. When certified, the A359F [read more]
Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has confirmed an order for 15 more A350-900 airliners from European aerospace giant Airbus despite concerns raised over the maintenance schedules of the Rolls-Royce XWB engines. Emirates had wanted a guarantee of 2,000 flight cycles on the wing between maintenance cycles, something current XWB engines fall short [read more]
Turkish flag carrier Turkish Airlines has ordered a further 10 Airbus A350-900 aircraft bringing its total for the type to 40. The carrier already was 14 A350-900 in service on its long-haul network. The airliner has proved popular since its introduction and has now attracted over 1,000 orders. Airbus builds [read more]
Airbus is calling on professional designers, amateur artists and students from across the world to submit designs for the Airbus A350F rollout livery and is offering some unique prizes for the winning designer. The design brief gives you over 1000m2 of creative space to showcase how the A350F benefits airlines [read more]
European airframer Airbus has delivered 30 aircraft to 22 customers in August including four A350 and two A330 long-haul airliners. Deliveries also included 19 A320neo, 13 A321neo and a sole A319neo to airlines including easyJet and Wizz Air. The deliveries bring the total for the year to 382 deliveries to [read more]
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