Taiwanese carrier Starlux has five more Airbus A350F freighters for its cargo operation doubling the initial order placed by the airline. Starlux already operates the A350 on its passenger routes which means the A350F will fit seamlessly into its operation. It also operates A321neo and A330neo Airbus aircraft. The A350F, [read more]
Human error was the primary cause of the crash between an Airbus A350 and a Japanese Coastguard Bombardier Dash 8 at Tokyo’s Haneda airport according to the preliminary report by authorities. Japan’s Transport Safety Board said that the crew of the coastguard aircraft had been focused on the mission ahead [read more]
Aircalin, the airline of the French territory of New Caledonia, has disclosed it is the customer for two Airbus A350 airliners that previously were listed as undisclosed on Airbus’ order sheet. The two A350s will join Aircalin’s two A330neos on its long-haul network operating from the South Pacific island to [read more]
Dubai-based Emirates (EK/UAE) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 marking an important step for the airline in its fleet growth strategy. Emirates has a long standing relationship with Airbus being the worlds largest operator of the A380 but has relied heavily on Boeing to form the backbone of [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced a multi-million pound investment into British Airways Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC) that will see it carry out maintenance on the airlines long-haul Airbus A350. Until now BAMC has been exclusively used for British Airways Boeing fleet but following the retirement of the 747, the facility now [read more]
European OEM Airbus has delivered the first A350-1000 to Ethiopian Airlines, the first of the type for any African operator. The Ethiopian flag carrier has four A350-1000s on order and took delivery of the first unit at a ceremony in Toulouse, France. Ethiopian Airlines plans to use the long-haul airliner [read more]
Cathay Pacific has temporarily grounded its fleet of Airbus A350 airliners as a precautionary measure after discovering a failed engine component after a Zurich-bound flight returned to Hong Kong shortly after take-off yesterday. The airline says the failure is the “first of its kind” and has notified Rolls-Royce, which makes [read more]
A late surge for Airbus has seen a second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today, this time for five A350-900s from the pan-Latin American network, Abra Group which is the majority stakeholder of Avianca & GOL airlines. Abra has chosen the A350 as a tool to further expand its international network [read more]
India’s largest airline, IndiGo has placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 Airbus A350 widebodies as it looks to expand its international long-haul network. The order comes ahead of an expected boom in international travel from India which is already the fastest growing aviation market in the world. IndiGo’s [read more]
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]
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