Airbus A350

Turkish Airlines has finalized an order for 220 Airbus aircraft, following an “agreement in principle” disclosed in November.

Japan Airlines (JAL) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000, which the carrier intends to use on its Tokyo Haneda-New York JFK route.

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.

Japan Airlines’ first Airbus A350-1000 flights will operate between Tokyo and New York.

The new CEO of French airlines Air Caraibes and French bee says she is open to more partnerships for the carriers.

Thai Airways reportedly is close to finalizing a deal with Boeing for 80 787-family aircraft as part of the flag carrier’s fleet renewal program.

Cathay Pacific has taken another significant step in its fleet-renewal efforts with an order for six Airbus A350F freighters.

The airline is working with Airbus and several MROs to ramp up its in-house A350 maintenance capabilities.

Sweeping changes and streamlining plan targets fourfold profit increase by 2027 and exit from electric propulsion sector.

Lufthansa and the Italian government have notified the European Commission of the German airline group’s plan to take a 41% stake in ITA Airways.

SAS reports it faced higher costs from currency exchanges and fuel prices in a challenging fourth quarter (Q4) of its fiscal 2023, which ended Oct. 31.

Taiwanese carriers and airports are optimistic for growth opportunities.

Several airlines detailed fleet expansion plans as they announced orders and commitments at this year’s Dubai Airshow—transactions that largely favored Boeing.

Ethiopian is expecting to finalize a further order for at least 10 400+ seat widebody aircraft over the next few weeks.

With lower-than-expected time on wing at other airlines, Emirates decides against large order for the A350-1000 for now.

The two legacy carriers with long histories announced significant orders at the Dubai Airshow as they look to compete on a broader scale.

After four days of intense back and forth over a potentially large order for Airbus A350-1000s, Emirates has agreed an order for 15 of the smaller A350-900s.

China Eastern Airlines is to resume passenger flights to Africa for the first time since 2008.

The MOU signed at the Dubai Airshow follows an order the airline placed for up to 67 Boeing aircraft comprised of firm orders and options for 737-8s and 787-9s.

Emirates leads a long list of commercial aircraft orders announced at Dubai Airshow, but the fortunes of Airbus and Boeing differed.

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark has effectively ruled out an order for A350-1000s if Rolls-Royce does not come up with major improvements to the Trent XWB-97 engine, including a significant thrust increase.

EgyptAir ordered 10 Airbus A350-900s on the second day of the Dubai Airshow to complement a lease deal for Boeing 737-8s announced Nov. 13.

The Turkish agreement is one of two mega-orders Airbus has been expecting for Dubai; the other one, with Emirates for A350s, is still hanging in the balance.

A deal for a large number of Airbus A321neos and A350s could be announced as early as Nov. 13, industry sources say.

The strong surge in demand for the A350-1000 has come as a surprise to many, including probably some inside Airbus.