It's Sunday again - so it must be time for some Airplane Art. This week resting on the cold tarmac at Helsinki Vantaa Airport in the cold of winter is a Finnair Airbus A350-900 near the maintenance area as it is prepared for its next long haul journey. Finnair were the European launch operator of the Airbus A350-900, with the airline having 11 of the type in its … [Read more...]
Singapore Airlines A350 initial routes available for booking
With Singapore Airlines edging closer to commencing Airbus A350 operations, routes and planned deployments are now appearing to crystallise for the new aircraft to be delivered to the airline. For the rest of us - it means you can now book seats on Singapore Airlines A350 flights Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 during its first flight - Image, Airbus. So the magic … [Read more...]
Singapore Airlines launches the A350-900 ULR… but will it work?
Singapore Airlines seemingly wants its non stop services between Singapore and the USA back. So much so - it has gone to Airbus for a variant of the Airbus A350-900 - dubbed the A350-900ULR (Ultra Long Range). Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 ULR - Rendering, Airbus. From the pool of orders Singapore Airline has with Airbus for the A350-900, seven of them will be the … [Read more...]
Finnair’s First Airbus A350XWB enters the final assembly line
As the Airbus A350 continues to move from a test aircraft into an aircraft that will carry paying passengers in the sky, more new production aircraft are being built. The first aircraft as we all know is for Qatar Airways (who are planning to accept their aicraft on the 22nd December subject to the usual last minute hicups). However, other airlines are still waiting in the … [Read more...]
And so it comes to pass… Delta goes for Airbus A330neos and A350s
In what could only be described as a blow to a certain US airframer, Delta is to turn to Airbus for its long haul fleet renewal, with a firm order for 50 long haul aircraft The order will be split down the middle with 25 orders for the Airbus A350-900s and 25 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft Airbus A350-900 Rendering, Image Airbus Airbus A330-900neo Rendering, Image … [Read more...]