Airbus A350

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

By Robert Wall
The program will be the first integration of such an infrared countermeasure system on an A350, Lufthansa Technik said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The announcement coincided with the airline’s first direct flight from Paris to New Caledonia’s capital Noumea, via Bangkok.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan's China Airlines has finalized a contract with Airbus for cabin retrofits on 15 of the carrier's A350-900s.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Adrian Schofield
Air India has confirmed that it has ordered another 100 Airbus aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The CEO of Turkish Airlines plans to operate a specially configured subfleet of Airbus A350-1000s for when it launches non-stop Australian services.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The carrier is rapidly rebuilding its fleet as it looks to finish restructuring with an order for 45 Boeing 787s and leases for narrowbody Airbus A321neos.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
British Airways plans to upgrade its Cardiff engineering operation by expanding an existing maintenance bay to accommodate Airbus A350 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Etihad Cargo is considering exercising options for more Airbus A350F freighters, as cargo volumes—notably from China—continue to ramp up.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
This week, the Carbon Analysis looks at the relationship between total CO2 emissions and utilization.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
A new three-runway system is a key factor in orders placed by Cathay Pacific and Greater Bay Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Virgin Atlantic will be returning to the Mexican market for the first time since 2019 with flights to Cancun International Airport (CUN) to launch next year.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan flag carrier China Airlines is reportedly close to making a decision to acquire 20 widebody aircraft to replace its Boeing 777-300ERs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is seeing the growing impact of problems at key suppliers such as Spirit AeroSystems, with its planned ramp-up for 2025 and beyond at stake.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
SIA has announced an $835 million cabin retrofit program for 41 long-haul A350-900s which will get cabin products that had been due to debut on its Boeing 777-9
Interiors & Connectivity

By Jens Flottau
Airliner manufacturers are “lacking resources and quality control” according to Emirates' COO, who complains that quality standards have declined.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airbus has selected MTU Aero Engines CEO Lars Wagner as the new head of its commercial aircraft business, succeeding long-time senior exec Christian Scherer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Ethiopian Airlines will take delivery of the first of four Airbus A350-1000s in November.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The Digital Alliance will now have access to more data expertise on additional products and systems as it seeks to expand coverage to more aircraft types.
MRO Europe

By Guy Norris
Boeing’s dramatic company “reset” announcement on Oct. 11 included plans to terminate 767-300 commercial freighter production in 2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Promoters of competency-based training and assessment are striving to expand the use of the methodology.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Dubai-based Emirates Airline reports that it will open its advanced pilot training facility later in 2024.
Maintenance & Training

By Graham Warwick
Next steps for wake surfing; measuring e-SAF emissions; solar stratospheric UAS upgrade; and uncrewed medical eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion