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.
Airbus A350
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.
Qatar Airways and Airbus announced a “amicable and mutually accepted settlement” to a two-year-old dispute over the A350 aircraft, ahead of a court action scheduled to begin in the High Court in London in the coming months.
Europe’s Airbus has increased the stakes in a dispute with Qatar Airways over damage to the painted surface of long-haul A350 flights by rescinding the contract for a fourth aircraft.
Air India, which is controlled by the Tata Group, has opted to order its first batch of Airbus A350 wide-body planes. Know more here
Etihad Airways sees India as a key market and is relying on the wide-body Airbus A350 aircraft to meet demand, according to Neerja Bhatia
For its wide-bodied A350XWBs, Airbus is in talks with the Tata group and other domestic carriers, according to India chief Remi Maillard.