Airbus A350

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

By David Casey
Air France is resuming flights to the Philippines after a 20-year hiatus.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp, Christine Boynton
A Delta Air Lines A350 and CRJ-900 collided on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sept. 10; the FAA and NTSB are investigating.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Turkish Airlines has firmed up plans to launch its first route to Chile’s capital Santiago.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Malaysia Airlines has found a defect in high-pressure fuel hoses on an Airbus A350-900, an aircraft variant not covered by an EASA Emergency AD requiring checks of these components.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysia Airlines will reintroduce service linking Kuala Lumpur with Paris next year, nine years after the flag carrier suspended the route in 2016.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
EASA plans to release an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) requiring Airbus A350 operators to perform one-time inspections of their aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific confirms it is on track to complete the unscheduled replacement of engine fuel lines in 15 of its Airbus A350s by Sept. 7.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
EasyJet plans to second 20 of its Airbus A320 pilots to Virgin Atlantic for three years, offering them an opportunity to gain experience on A350 widebodies.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield, Jens Flottau
Cathay Pacific has begun replacing problematic engine components on 15 of its Airbus A350s following unscheduled inspections triggered by a flight turnback.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific has initiated an inspection of all 48 of its Airbus A350s after a problem with an engine component was discovered, resulting in cancelations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Edelweiss Air plans to open new routes from Switzerland to Seattle and Halifax during the summer 2025 season.
Airlines & Lessors