The junior minister for civil aviation in Bangladesh, Mahbub Ali, informed Reuters on Monday, 19 June 2023 that Biman Bangladesh Airlines, a state-owned carrier, has decided to buy ten aircraft from Airbus. This marks a shift from their predominantly Boeing fleet.
Airbus A350
The European planemaker Airbus has recently announced the acquisition of new orders for its popular A320 and A350 aircraft models.
European plane manufacturer Airbus has announced that they will celebrate the tenth anniversary of A350 first flight on June 14, 2023.
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CA-CIB) has announced its plans to auctioned and sell a 2020-manufactured Airbus A350-900.
Tata-owned Indian FSC, Air India (AI) is all set to take the delivery of the Boeing 737 MAX in August and first of its kind for the country, the Airbus A350 aircraft, in October or November, said the CEO.
On May 28, 2023, an Air France A350-900 aircraft operating flight AF291 from Osaka-Kansai (KIX), Japan, to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) encountered a bird strike.
German-based Lufthansa (LH) Group has made a new acquisition of four state-of-the-art Airbus A350s long-haul aircraft.
Airbus has entered into an agreement with Philippine Airlines (PAL) to procure nine A350-1000s under PAL’s Ultra Long Haul Fleet initiative.
On April 16, flight QR614 operated by Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 suffered a tail strike during landing at Islamabad, Pakistan.
Air India is set to receive 6 A350s from Airbus, which were earlier set to be delivered to Russian flag carrier Aeroflot.