Airbus is to open a second Final Assembly Line (FAL) at its Chinese plant in Tianjin before the end of 2025. CEO Guillaume Faury signed a contract today with the Tianjin Free Trade Zone Investment Company Ltd. and Aviation Industry Corporation…
The Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 787-9 are the best-selling wide-body variants in the market today. These aircraft are remarkably similar in many respects. Each utilizes a high percentage of lightweight carbon fiber materials in its structure, with 53% of the…
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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…
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…
Air France-KLM has placed an order for four Airbus A350Fs for its Dutch cargo subsidiaries Martinair and KLM Cargo. The aircraft will replace four aging Boeing 747-400Fs in the second half of 2026, the airline announced. Replacement of the 747s…