The A380 will shortly be used by Qatar Airways to fly to Bangkok, and it is currently available for booking. It comes after the Gulf airline announced that it will bring back four additional A380s, raising the total number of A380s to eight. Bangkok's return was a foregone conclusion, aided by Thailand's removal of the PCR requirement. Bangkok will join A380 service to London Heathrow and Paris CDG (both of... Read More
Etihad's brand new Airbus A350 aircraft will be arriving in India soon. In addition, the first Airbus widebody to enter service, A6-XWB, will depart Abu Dhabi as EY206 at 22:05 today for its inaugural Mumbai rotation. It will be viewed in Istanbul before that, having returned from Paris this morning. These short haul flights, on the other hand, are merely proving grounds. Over the following two weeks, Etihad plans to... Read More
Airbus is currently utilising its double-decker A380 jumbo-jet as a test-bed for new aviation technology, more than three years after the corporation ceased building it. On March 25, the A380 test plane flew for three hours utilising Sustainable Aviation Fuel in one of its four engines. At 8:43 a.m. local time, an Airbus ZEROe demonstrator aircraft took off from Amsterdam. A second hydrogen-powered test engine will be added at the... Read More
ITA Airways plans to fly to South America for the first time, deploying its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft there. From getting its A350 ready with a fresh paint job to leasing more planes and launching services to the United States, Italy's new flag airline has seen a lot of new events recently. The carrier's South American services, according to the latest reports, will commence in little over a month. This... Read More
American Airlines launched its latest livery for one of its Airbus A321 flights yesterday. With this unique uniform, the Fort Worth-based airline has paid honour to Medal of Honor recipients. The A321 was covered in the new Flagship Valor livery by the airline's Tech Ops crew in Tulsa. The reveal took place today, ahead of the National Medal of Honor Museum's groundbreaking ceremony in Arlington, Texas. Before its spectacular introduction... Read More
Brent McBratney, Airbus' Head of Airline Marketing for India and South Asia, presented a detailed presentation on how the plane manufacturer views the Indian aviation business in terms of future aircraft demand. According to him, Airbus anticipates Indian airlines will require 2,210 aircraft over the next 20 years, with narrowbodies accounting for around 80% of the total. McBratney was speaking at the Wings India 2022 exhibition, Asia's largest civil aviation... Read More
Qatar Airways has denied Airbus' claim for $220 million for refusing to take delivery of two A350 aircraft, as the ongoing legal struggle between the two aviation conglomerates continues. Qatar Airways filed a lawsuit against Airbus for $600 million earlier this year, claiming surface paint concerns on its A350 aircraft. It stated that this put the plane at risk of being damaged by lightning, something the European aircraft maker rejected.... Read More
China Southern, China’s largest Airline, operated World’ first Passenger Airbus A319neo flight on March 9. The first flight The A319neo is a plane that few people have ever seen. So it's worth noting when a plane like this takes to the sky for the first time in a commercial, passenger-carrying capacity. Last month, China Southern acquired its first A319neo, and commercial operations were scheduled to begin soon. That's exactly what... Read More
Garuda Indonesia is in talks with Airbus and Boeing about cancelling orders for aircraft. The imminent cancellations are part of the Indonesian flag carrier's continuous endeavour to reorganise and reduce debt. An order for 49 Boeing 737 MAXs and 12 Airbus A330s is expected to be cancelled. On Tuesday, March 1, the cancellation was announced during a meeting with creditors in Jakarta. Following the discussion, Garuda's Director of Finance and... Read More
Singapore Airlines has finalised a purchase agreement of getting seven A350F freighter aircraft from Airbus. The order was signed during the Singapore Airshow 2022 by SIA CEO, Goh Choong Phong, and Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International Christian Scherer. The order firms up the carrier's commitment to the new generation freighter announced by the planemaker in December 2021. The newly ordered aircraft will replace the carrier’s existing 747-400F... Read More
Cargo shipments through the air is a very complex task and require an aircraft that can move more amounts of storage at the lowest cost possible. Airbus Beluga, famous for its unique design and high capacity to transport goods is now reportedly available to be leased by private companies to move big shipments. Airbus is redefining the way it does business with its Beluga jets. According to a Zeenews report,... Read More
Over the ongoing dispute between Qatar Airways and Airbus on the Airbus A350 paint degradation issue, Airbus cancelled the order of 50 Airbus A321neos it signed with Qatar Airways. The order was cancelled on January 20 while the pre-trial proceedings took place in British High Court. The aircraft manufacturer’s move to cancel a separate contract with Qatar Airways for a different aircraft model shows the intensity of dispute between the... Read More
Qantas Airbus A380 aircraft is back to the skies again, nearly two years after the airline grounded its Super Jumbo fleet. Qantas Airbus A380 aircraft, named VH-OQB, departed to Sydney Kingsford Smyth Airport and landed at Los Angeles International Airport, United States, at 9.40 pm on January 11, 2021. Since March 2020, VH-OQB will be the first Qantas A380 to carry commercial passengers. Qantas Airbus A380 was formerly known as... Read More
According to a court document, Qatar Airways seeks more than $600 million in compensation from Airbus for surface faults on Airbus A350 jetliners. The Gulf carrier is also seeking British judges to force France-based aircraft manufacturer to cease attempting to deliver any more of the planes until a design flaw is remedied. For months, the two corporations have been at odds over damages on Airbus A350 jetliners such as blistered... Read More
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