Airbus A350

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

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.

British Airways plans to upgrade its Cardiff engineering operation by expanding an existing maintenance bay to accommodate Airbus A350 aircraft.

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

This week, the Carbon Analysis looks at the relationship between total CO2 emissions and utilization.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Airliner manufacturers are “lacking resources and quality control” according to Emirates' COO, who complains that quality standards have declined.

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.

Ethiopian Airlines will take delivery of the first of four Airbus A350-1000s in November.

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.

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

Promoters of competency-based training and assessment are striving to expand the use of the methodology.

Dubai-based Emirates Airline reports that it will open its advanced pilot training facility later in 2024.

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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Air France is resuming flights to the Philippines after a 20-year hiatus.

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.

Turkish Airlines has firmed up plans to launch its first route to Chile’s capital Santiago.

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.

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

EASA plans to release an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) requiring Airbus A350 operators to perform one-time inspections of their aircraft.