Airbus and Air France-KLM Maintenance & Engineering announced earlier this week that they plan to establish a joint venture company, dedicated to component maintenance service of the Airbus A350. Not just for the Air France fleet, but the JV targets to…
Airbus has no intention of further stretching the A350-1000 to bridge the gap to the out-of-production A380. The current size of the widebody aircraft is the right one and needs no extension of the fuselage, the airframer said during an…
Lufthansa boosts A350 order book
Factory-delivered Airbus A350-900s will be the first aircraft in the Lufthansa fleet to receive the new Allegris First Class Suites in 2024. Next will be the 777-9s that the German airline hopes to receive in 2025, while the in-service 747-8Is will…
It’s not just happy faces Down Under at Air New Zealand, but at Qantas too. The Australian carrier also returned to profitability in HY1 of FY23, reporting an underlying profit before tax of $1.428 billion versus a $-1.277 billion loss in…
Emirates is investing $135 million in a new training facility that will accommodate six Full Flight Simulator Bays (FFSB) for the Boeing 777X and Airbus A350-900s it has on order. The new complex, which is adjacent to the existing training facilities…