The Airbus A350-1000 Flies for the First Time
Aircraft November 24, 2016
MSN059, the first of three Airbus A350-1000 development aircraft to fly in the flight-test program for the new A350 XWB version, landed at Toulouse Blagnac Airport in southwestern France at 3:00 p.m. local time on November 24 after successfully completing a first flight of four hours and 18 minutes.
Read moreIran Air’s Airbus order was was signed by Farhad Parvaresh, the carrier’s chairman and CEO. It includes 73 Airbus widebody jets and 45 single-aisle aircraft.
Read moreGuadeloupe-based Air Caraïbes has signed a firm contract with Airbus for three A350-1000s. Air Caraïbes (pronounced Carra-eeb) will also lease three new Airbus A350-900 widebodies from Los Angles-based leasing company ILFC.
Read moreEtihad Airways’ new Airbus order comprises 40 Airbus A350-900s, 10 A350-1000s, one A330-200F, 26 A321neos and 10 A320neos. It also has taken options on 30 additional Airbus aircraft from these families.
Read moreJapan Airlines has placed a firm order for 18 A350-900s and 13 A350-1000s and has taken options on a further 25 A350 XWBs.
Read moreLufthansa Group’s planned firm orders include 34 Boeing 777-9Xs and 25 Airbus A350-900s. The group will also take options on another 30 A350-900s, the deal giving it the flexibility to convert part of its Airbus A350 XWB buy to specify the larger A350-1000 if it wishes.
Read moreA new agreement between United Airlines and Airbus specifies conversion of the U.S. carrier’s previous order for 25 A350-900s to the Airbus A350-1000 model plus an additional order for 10 more A350-1000 aircraft.
Read moreThis is the third order from Singapore Airlines for the Airbus A350 XWB. The deal sees the carrier’s total firm order for the new widebody family increase to 70 aircraft, with SIA also holding options on 20 more.
Read moreSingapore Airlines has agreed to order 30 more Airbus A350-900s and 30 Boeing 787-10Xs in deals the carrier values at more than $17 billion at list prices. The A350 deal includes options for 20 more, which can be converted to A350-1000s. The 787-10X deal makes SIA the launch customer for the planned new 787 stretched version.
Read moreInternational Airlines Group and subsidiary British Airways have signed a memorandum of understanding to buy 18 Airbus A350-1000 widebodies and to option 18 more. IAG has also secured commercial terms and delivery slots that could lead to firm orders for the Airbus A350 XWB for Iberia.
Read moreAir Lease Corporation Orders 25 A350 XWBs and 14 More A321neos
Aircraft February 4, 2013
Air Lease Corporation also has taken options on five additional A350-1000s. With this new order, ALC becomes the 35th A350 XWB customer and the A350 XWB backlog goes above 600, to 617. ALC’s orders for the Airbus A320neo family have reached 50 aircraft, of which up to 34 will be A321neos.
Read moreCathay Pacific Airways has agreed to place a new order for 10 Airbus A350-1000s and convert existing orders for 16 Airbus A350-900s to the larger A350-1000. This will bring the total number of A350 XWBs ordered by Cathay Pacific to 48, plus two jets it has agreed to lease.
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