Airbus A350

After launching Airbus A350-900 operations, Emirates Airline President Tim Clark describes operating the aircraft as a “dream” but is not yet ready to order the larger variant.

The Airbus A350F freighter is beginning to take shape, as Premium Aerotec delivered the first side shells to Airbus earlier in February.

Airbus finds itself in this position because the A400M backlog is dwindling.

Singapore Airlines is “working closely” with Airbus on a revised delivery timeline for the A350F after the OEM said the freighter program had slipped to 2027.

The airframer faces challenges on several fronts in leaving stubborn problems in its wake this year.

Airbus faces challenges on several fronts in 2025 as the looming acquisition of sites from Spirit AeroSystems is proving more complex than hoped while engine deliveries remain slow.

Finnair plans to increase its total capacity by 10% in 2025 based on shifting aircraft from wet-lease to in-house operations, as well as adding a new A350-900.

Airbus is adding new services and improvements to support Middle Eastern A350 operators.

Taiwanese full-service carrier Starlux Airlines has scheduled the launch of a new route to the U.S., with plans to connect Taipei and Ontario, California.

With Aviation Week’s MRO Middle East coming up in Dubai, this week’s Flight Friday looks at recent flights for Middle Eastern operators by aircraft class.

Delta Air Lines will make Melbourne its third destination in Australia from December with the launch of flights from Los Angeles.

Cathay Pacific CEO Ronald Lam says the Airbus A350, Boeing 777-9 and 787 are all being considered for the carrier's next batch of long-haul widebodies.

Korean Air has commenced service with its first Airbus A350-900 after taking the widebody from the backlog of recently acquired Asiana Airlines.

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A group of Airbus A350 operators plans to demonstrate the operational practicality of pairing flights to take advantage of wake energy.

Prague will become Asiana Airlines’ seventh destination in Europe from April.

Taiwan’s Starlux is broadening its plan to establish a freighter fleet by doubling its existing order for Airbus A350Fs.

A decade after the A350’s debut with Qatar Airways, Airbus aims to replicate its success in the freighter market.

Emirates has started Airbus A350-900 service between Dubai and Edinburgh, with plans to expand the aircraft's deployment to Kuwait and Bahrain starting Jan. 8.

Japanese investigators say the misinterpretation of an air traffic controller's instructions was a key factor behind the fatal Jan. 2, 2024, runway collision.

Lufthansa ordered five additional Airbus A350-1000s Dec. 20 in a move set to accelerate the renewal of its aging long-haul fleet.

The program will be the first integration of such an infrared countermeasure system on an A350, Lufthansa Technik said.

Taiwan’s China Airlines has bought 20 widebody passenger airliners, ordering 10 Airbus A350-1000s and 10 Boeing 777-9s, plus four 777-8Fs.

The announcement coincided with the airline’s first direct flight from Paris to New Caledonia’s capital Noumea, via Bangkok.

Taiwan's China Airlines has finalized a contract with Airbus for cabin retrofits on 15 of the carrier's A350-900s.