Airbus A350

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.

Next steps for wake surfing; measuring e-SAF emissions; solar stratospheric UAS upgrade; and uncrewed medical eVTOL.

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.

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.