Airbus A350

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.

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.

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.

Cathay Pacific has begun replacing problematic engine components on 15 of its Airbus A350s following unscheduled inspections triggered by a flight turnback.

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.

Edelweiss Air plans to open new routes from Switzerland to Seattle and Halifax during the summer 2025 season.

Nonstop flights between Nadi, Fiji, and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport will begin in December.

Seat supply chain problems create challenges—and opportunities—for MRO providers.

Abra Group, the main shareholder of Colombian airline Avianca and Brazilian LCC Gol, has signed a memorandum of understanding for five Airbus A350-900s.

Air India plans to deploy the Airbus A350-900 aircraft on flights from New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to two New York-area airports.

Qatar Airways will initially fly its new QSuite Next Gen business-class product on a planned fleet of Boeing 777X aircraft, followed by the Airbus A350.

Airbus Commercial Aircraft CEO Christian Scherer said 98% of the company’s suppliers were delivering on time, despite specific disruptions to the supply chain.

Rolls-Royce is preparing for growing demand from the freighter market thanks to the Airbus A350F and A330P2F programs.

Customer complaints and a desire to boost performance are driving a series of enhancements into the widebody engine family.

In line with the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow running July 22-26, Carbon Analysis looks at new-gen widebodies such as the A350, A330neo and 787.

In addition to receiving an expected Airbus A350-1000 and two ATR turboprops later this year, Air Caraïbes is considering more aircraft for its long-haul fleet.

The European agency is proposing new inspection requirements for engine blades close to their first planned refurbishment visits.

Industry efforts to improve the recycling of materials from aircraft have gathered pace in recent years.

Airframe production rate changes, stretched supply chains and durability remain major challenges in spite of rising utilization rates.

Emirates has delayed introducing its new Airbus A350-900s on all but one of its planned initial group of routes following delivery delays of the aircraft.

Qatar Airways has posted record annual profits driven by strong demand in Asia-Pacific and the return to service of a large part of its Airbus A350 fleet.