Posts Tagged ‘Airbus A350’
Turkish Airlines Announces Big A350 Order
Turkish Airlines has signed a non-binding agreement with Airbus on a potential order for 25 A350-900 mid-size wide-body long-haul aircraft. The agreement was signed at the Élysée Palace, Paris, during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s official visit to France. The A350 XWB is an all new family of mid-size wide-body long-haul airliners shaping the future…
Read MoreDelta Loves The Airbus A350
The A350 is a very good next generation aircraft. Certainly, Delta thinks so. Delta has labeled the A350 its flagship aircraft, moving the designation from the Boeing 747, which it is retiring this year. The A350 will initially be based in Detroit, entering service with an Oct. 30 th flight to Tokyo Narita. Service to…
Read MoreQatar Airways still doubtful will get all A350s this year
Qatar Airways said it still doubts it will get all 12 A350 planes it is supposed to receive this year, despite reassurances from Airbus after supply chain problems hit deliveries of the widebody jet. “I don’t think we will get them. That’s why we ordered Boeing, which we will start getting next year, to fill…
Read MoreAirbus sticks by A350 delivery target
Mixed with the recent fanfare for Airbus for its recent milestone 10,000th delivery was also the intrigue of an annual delivery goal for one of its newest aircraft tightening by the day. The aircraft in question is Airbus’ A350, it’s next-generation wide-body rival to the Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner. The delivery of an…
Read MoreSriLankan Airlines cancels Airbus deal with USD98 mln penalty
An order for four A350 aircraft that SriLankan Airlines was to take delivery of in 2016-2017 would be cancelled, the Finance Minister said Tuesday. “The loss of purchasing these four A350 air buses would have been 900 million rupees per month and if we did not reject this it would have come to our accounts,”…
Read MoreAirbus battles A350 backlog
At the halfway point of the year, three-quarters of the 50 A350s which Airbus planned to deliver in 2016 had still to be handed over. Not to mention the number of A320neo deliveries which have been shunted to the second half as a result of the need to modify Pratt & Whitney geared turbofans. Airbus…
Read MoreAirbus set for Virgin Atlantic order boost at Farnborough
Airbus is set to announce a key order for eight to 10 of its biggest twin-engined model, the A350-1000, from Virgin Atlantic after beating Boeing to a scarce order for big jets as economic and political uncertainties overshadow theFarnborough Airshow. The order, worth some $3 billion at list prices, could perk up Monday’s opening of…
Read MoreEthiopian Airlines Considering Expansion with A350-1000 or Boeing 777X
Ethiopian Airlines is weighing whether to expand its fleet with the 366-seat Airbus A350-1000 or the latest version of the 777 long-haul jet built by its traditional supplier Boeing, widely known as the 777X, its chief executive said. Tewolde GebreMariam was speaking to Reuters after taking delivery of the first of 14 A350-900 jets to be…
Read MoreWidebody Orders Slow. Are Boeing and Airbus Doomed?
After a boom in orders as fuel prices skyrocketed a few years ago, demand for the twin-aisle aircraft that typically ply long-haul international routes has subsided recently. For Boeing and Airbus, many of these widebody models are key cash flow and profit drivers.Since the beginning of 2015, widebody aircraft orders haven’t kept pace with deliveries. This…
Read MoreAirbus A350s Delays Could Help Boeing 777, 787 Orders
Airbus is struggling to meet its A350 delivery goals, which could be good news for Boeing 777 and 787 orders. Airbus said it will be hard to meet its goal of delivering 50 A350s this year on supply issues, with interior fittings causing delays according to Bloomberg, citing the Financial Times and La Tribune in France.…
Read MoreAirbus to Review Goal of 50 A350 Deliveries Amid Supplier Crunch
Airbus Group SE said it will struggle to meet a goal of handing over 50 wide-body A350 jets this year and plans to review the target by late summer once it’s clear whether suppliers of the model’s interior fittings have overcome delays. The European planemaker is still hoping to meet the delivery goal but is…
Read MoreEmirates to choose between A350-900 and 787-10 next year
Emirates will not choose between the Airbus A350-900 or the Boeing 787-10 until next year, chief executive Tim Clark has confirmed – quashing speculation that the Dubai air show might bring a high-profile order for one of the midsize widebodies from the local flag carrier. Clark has also ruled out a commitment at the show…
Read MoreAirbus aims to double A350 output in 2016, sees A380 sales soon
Airbus Group said it was on track to deliver 15 A350 passenger jets this year and aimed to more than double that in 2016 as it focuses on the ramp-up for its newest passenger jet. It also pledged to reach its goal of breaking even on the A380 superjumbo this year despite delivering fewer than…
Read MoreSingapore Airlines releases seven A350 jet orders back to Airbus
Flagship carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) has agreed to a request from Airbus to release seven of its A350-900 widebody jet orders back to the aircraft manufacturer, the carrier said in a statement. This reduces the airline’s A350s on order to 63, it said, in a series of adjustments to orders and deliveries to meet the…
Read MoreAirbus Plans To Increase A350 Production Rate To 13 Per Month
Airbus is looking at increasing production rates for the A350 beyond the current goal of 10 aircraft per month. Following first delivery to Qatar Airways at the end of 2014, Airbus is due to deliver 15 A350s this year, and Klaus Richter, Airbus Executive Vice President-Procurement, says that “we will achieve that.” The effort to…
Read MoreAirbus A350 Could Give Boeing Nightmare
Qatar Airways finally took the first commercial flight of its newest jet, the Airbus A350 XWB. The Persian Gulf airline has been the lucky one to become the world’s first operator to fly the avant-garde jet. The event marks an important milestone for the European aero major since the jet is its answer to Boeing’s…
Read MoreFive Things to Know About The Airbus A350
Airbus has delivered the first of its A350 long-range jetliners to Qatar Airways. The new family of jets, the largest twin-engine planes in the Airbus stable, seat on average 315 in the first A350-900 version and 369 passengers in the larger A350-1000. Airbus designed the jets to compete with Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and 777 long-distance…
Read MoreCompetition from Boeing forced Airbus to rethink wide-body jets
Ten years ago, the boss of Qatar Airways, which received its first new A350 jet this week, warned Airbus it was flying off course. Boeing was knocking on his door with a “ superefficient” jet boasting 30 percent fuel savings, thanks to a carbon-composite design. In Toulouse, some Airbus engineers, riding high after overtaking Boeing…
Read MoreAirbus says A350 will be profitable by 2019
With its answer to the Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner now in service, Airbus says its newest plane, the A350, will be profitable by the end of the decade. According to a report from Reuters, Airbus CEO says the company expects the A350 to become profitable in 2019, with it later become a prime source of…
Read MoreThe Inside Story of The New Airbus A350 Jet
Ten years ago, the boss of Qatar Airways, who takes his first new Airbus A350 jet this week, warned Airbus it was flying off course. Boeing was knocking on his door with a “super-efficient” jet boasting 30 percent fuel savings thanks to a carbon-composite design. In Toulouse, some Airbus engineers, riding high after overtaking Boeing…
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