Airbus A350 News

ETIHAD WELCOMES ITS LATEST A350
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has welcomed its sixth A350 to its growing fleet. The state-of-the-art aircraft arrived this weekend following a successful delivery flight from Toulouse, France, further strengthening Etihad’s position as one of the airlines with the youngest and most fuel-efficient fleets in the sky.

Qatar Airways Nears Boeing 777 Fleet-Wide Starlink Upgrade, Set to Expand to Airbus A350 this Month
Qatar Airways, the largest global airline offering Starlink’s high-speed internet on-board, is now a few aircraft away from completing its Boeing 777 fleet-wide upgrade. The airline’s rapid rollout reinforces in-flight innovation leadership and marks one of the fastest and most ambitious Starlink installations in the aviation industry. In its latest global first, Qatar Airways will begin equipping its Airbus A350 fleet with Starlink Wi-Fi this month, becoming the first airline in the world to bring this cutting-edge connectivity to passengers onboard the Airbus A350 aircraft type.

SWISS to start training its first pilots for the new Airbus A350
SWISS is to commence the training of cockpit crew members to fly the new Airbus A350 at the beginning of February. The training will utilize the new A350 full-flight simulator which was recently installed by Lufthansa Aviation Training Switzerland at its Opfikon training facility. SWISS plans to train more than 50 of its pilots on the new twinjet in the course of this year. The start of such training marks a further milestone in the addition to the SWISS aircraft fleet of the advanced Airbus A350, the first of which will enter revenue service for the airline this summer.

Japan Airlines Retires Boeing 777, Operates Last Flight to London
Japan Airlines (JL) recently bid farewell to its iconic Boeing 777-300ER on the Tokyo Haneda (HND)-London (LHR) route, marking the end of an era for this aircraft’s international operations.

Emirates to deploy its A350 to Edinburgh on 3 January
Emirates has announced it will bring forward its daily A350 scheduled service to Edinburgh starting from 3 January 2025. The advancement of the scheduled service reinforces Emirates’ commitment to providing customers with enhanced travel experiences and greater comfort onboard.

Emirates takes delivery of its first A350
Emirates marks an important fleet milestone with the delivery of its first Airbus A350 aircraft. A6-EXA is the first of 65 A350 aircraft to be delivered to the airline over the course of the next few years. The delivery also marks the first new aircraft type to join the Emirates fleet since 2008.

Emirates crew trained to be future fit and A350-ready
In advance of its much-awaited Airbus A350s joining the fleet, Emirates has invested around US$48 million in full suites of cutting-edge equipment and systems to support both pilot and cabin crew training. The suites include three full flight simulators integrated with innovative pilot support systems (PSS), a fixed base training device, a cabin emergency evacuation trainer and a door trainer. This investment reflects the airline’s commitment to achieve the ultimate standards and excellence in crew training.

Alaska Airlines celebrates new flights between Seattle and Taipei on STARLUX Airlines
With an emphasis on luxury in the air, Alaska Airlines’ global partner STARLUX Airlines launched its inaugural nonstop service today between our hometown airport in Seattle and Taipei. The premier carrier will fly the route three times a week with connections to a wide array of destinations from Taipei.

Air Mauritius confirms order for three A350 aircraft
Air Mauritius has confirmed an order for three A350 aircraft to expand its network in Europe and South Asia.

QANTAS UNVEILS ‘PROJECT SUNRISE’ FIRST AND BUSINESS CLASS CABINS FOR A350S
Qantas has unveiled prototypes of the First and Business cabins on the aircraft that will fly passengers non-stop from Australia to New York and London from late 2025.

Etihad Airways welcomes first Airbus A350 to fleet
Etihad Airways has unveiled its new Airbus A350-1000, registration A6-XWB, on a special inaugural commercial flight from Abu Dhabi to Paris.

Qatar Airways launches A350 court action against Airbus
Qatar Airways has issued legal proceedings against Airbus at the High Court in London in a dispute over the grounding of its fleet of A350 planes.