Airbus A350

Boosting widebody production is a key strategic priority for Airbus, which might offer a larger A350 that could enter service in the early 2030s.

Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines will enter the European market this summer with the launch of nonstop service between Taipei and Prague.

At Airbus' exhibit of the biggest new commercial freighter, expected to make its first flight later this year, senior editor Guy Norris previews the A350F. It will boast the largest cargo door on the market and will be the first freighter capable of meeting the latest ICAO requirements, Airbus claims.

Speaking at the Singapore Airshow, Airbus head of marketing, commercial aircraft Joost van der Heijden sees potential in both domestic and international routes.

Starlux Airlines reports strong demand for its premium products as it prepares to increase the proportion of business-class seating on its incoming A350-1000s.

Airliners are flying longer nonstop. Qantas is on track to fly the longest.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson talks about Indian traffic rights, aircraft deliveries, and the carrier’s image and position in the aviation world.

In a continued expansion of its widebody orderbook, Delta Air Lines has agreed to purchase 16 Airbus A330-900s and 15 A350-900s.

IATA is forecasting that airlines across the Asia-Pacific region will be profitable this year, with China and India leading regional expansion.

U.S. airframer Boeing has no commercial aircraft represented in either the static or flying displays, despite the expectation of a larger presence.

Airbus’ new head of the commercial aircraft business, Lars Wagner, is aiming at significantly higher widebody production rates.

Emirates Airline will add premium economy service on 10 routes by July 1.

Airbus has handed over Starlux Airlines' first A350-1000.

Philippine Airlines has taken delivery of Southeast Asia’s first Airbus A350-1000, with the aircraft set to become the airline’s flagship.

A total of 18 widebody aircraft were delivered in November, which was four units below the previous month but eight above November 2024.

Finnair will begin flying to Melbourne next autumn, marking the Nordic carrier’s first-ever scheduled service between Finland and Australia.

Though supply chain troubles continue to slow down moves to higher production levels, both large aircraft manufacturers are displaying more optimism.

Flight Friday looks at how flights (cycles) for widebodies still in production, Airbus A330/A350 and Boeing’s 777/787, stack up over the last six years.

Insufficient radome maintenance after a bird strike probably caused airspeeds to become unreliable on an Air France-operated Airbus A350.

Philippine Airlines has reached a sale/leaseback deal with BOC Aviation covering the first two of the carrier’s Airbus A350-1000s.

Emirates has deployed its first ultra-long-range variant of the Airbus A350-900 on its service connecting Dubai and Adelaide, Australia.

Air Premia may add Airbus widebodies to mitigate 787 delivery delays and is also evaluating a shift toward narrowbodies as it studies a hub-and-spoke model.

China Airlines has unveiled plans for a $7.8 billion widebody fleet expansion and renewal, adding to its existing order backlog.

Airbus is now targeting the third quarter of 2026 for the first flight of the A350F, leading to first delivery and entry-into-service in the second half of 2027.

For Emirates’ long-haul fleet, the challenge is twofold: maintaining aging widebodies while looking beyond their likely life spans to the next big thing.