Airbus A330neo

Vietjet has announced a deal for 20 Airbus A330neos to support the carrier’s ambitious long-haul expansion plans.

Starlux Airlines has placed a follow-on order for the A330neo and signaled its expansion into air cargo by ordering the A350F.

Airlines including Cebu Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways and Cathay Pacific are planning to place major orders.

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.

Star Alliance member Delta Air Lines previously served Taipei via Tokyo but will open nonstop flights from the U.S. in June.

Airbus is building a road map of technologies for automated aerial refueling that will pave the way for a second-generation MRTT.

VietJet is looking to further extend its long-haul network, potentially even going to California if it can acquire the right aircraft.

This weeks’ #FlightFriday looks at current in-production passenger widebody aircraft, amid a recent run of orders for the type.

Condor will offer 3X-weekly seasonal service between Frankfurt Airport and San Antonio using an Airbus A330-900neo aircraft.

Engine maker rolls out an aggressive inspection program prompted by years of production-quality problems.

Avolon's binding agreement for the Airbus A330neos finalizes a deal that was originally announced at the June 2023 Paris Air Show.

With the launch of the Airbus A350F and Boeing 777-8F, the next widebody battleground is looming—the medium freighter market and 767-300F replacement.

Folding wingtips will finally enter commercial service in 2025 with the long-anticipated debut of the 777-9.

Kuwait-Washington will become the farthest route to be operated by Airbus A330-800neo aircraft once Kuwait Airways launches the service.

If even Emirates is no longer interested in the -8, shouldn’t Boeing drop it?

German leisure airline Condor has received approval by its board of directors to buy up to five more Airbus A330-900s.

The widebody LCC trend is still growing in the Asia-Pacific region, but has declined somewhat in Europe and the Americas.

The German airline plans to increase connectivity to Canada from next spring and has selected the Airbus A320neo family to modernize its short and medium-haul fleet.

The carrier is exploring acquiring a third long-haul widebody to add capacity.

The airline is expanding its network in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East with five new services.

Transatlantic flying, largely shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic, has long been a critical component of TAP’s business.

Routes profiles Air Senegal, the World Routes 2021 attendee that has just revised the launch plans for its inaugural route to the US.

The carrier, currently only a regional operator, will use the Airbus A330-800 to launch intercontinental routes.

The carrier has signaled LAX will be its first North American service.

The airline will become the only African carrier to offer a nonstop link between Senegal and the US.