Economy Class & Beyond

SNAPSHOT – Qatar Airways A350 in Economy Class

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I've teased enough... so it's time for a quick snapshot of so, time for a quick snapshot of the Qatar Airways A350. First Impressions: Unlike is older bigger brother (the A380), this thing strikes a mix of a sleek design... and that badass sunglasses visor it has. Nice combo... and it works. That and the curvature of the wingtip looks pretty good to me. … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Qatar Airways Airbus A350

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It's Sunday (well Monday in Tokyo, but time is an illusion a person once said), so it must be time for some more airplane art. Well, what else could it be? Sitting in the sun of a Frankfurt afternoon is a Qatar Airways Airbus A350 preparing for its return journey to Doha... with your writer who boarded the plane later. Qatar Airways currently have four of these new … [Read more...]

Thai Airways A350 moves forward through assembly

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As the excitement of the Paris Air Show dies down and the industry heads into summer, there's still plenty of work to be done at Airbus, where work is ongoing with the Airbus A350. Thai Airways are patiently waiting for their first A350, which has begun to take shape at Airbus's partners Stelia Aerospace and Premium Aerotec. Lets take a look. Firstly, here's the nose section … [Read more...]

Vietnam Airlines A350-900 takes to the sky

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With the Airbus A350XWB now being operated in earnest by Qatar Airways, it's almost time for another airline to get the bunting out as it prepares welcome a new aircraft in the fleet - this time it's Vietnam Airlines. Airbus took Vietnam Airlines first A350-900 out for its first flight. Vietnam Airlines A350-900 First flight - Image, Airbus Vietnam Airlines will be … [Read more...]

Qatar Airways Airbus A350s – to Philadelphia and beyond….

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Qatar Airways have been working with their Airbus A350s as they shuttle passengers back and forth between Doha and Frankfurt. Well, it seems the true use of these new aircraft is coming to the fore as they announce new routes for the Airbus A350 - and all three routes will be to the United States of America. Qatar Airways Airbus A350 - Image, Airbus. So here's the list of … [Read more...]

Finnair to launch A350 services with short and long haul routes

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Finnair - the third Airbus A350 operator (and the first A350 operator in Europe) have announced its plans for the introduction of the A350 into service. Finnair A350 Tail - Image, Airbus via Finnair Finnair will deploy its first Airbus A350 initially on short-haul routes - much like any airline that wishes to boost its crews knowledge and flight hours aboard an … [Read more...]

The first Airbus A350 has been delivered… What next?

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With much media fanfare, the first Airbus A350-900 was delivered to its customer of Qatar Airways. Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 - Image, Airbus. Of course, there's quite a bit of media about it, including: One Mile at a Time Airways RunwayGirl ATW So - what's next on the menu? For Airbus, it's a matter of one down, 779 aircraft to be delivered seven … [Read more...]

Video Saturday: The Airbus A350 – What goes into making it?

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It's Saturday again, so grab some nibbles, a drink or two (as it's nearing Christmas), and bring your seat into a comfortable position as we go to this week's video. With but a couple of days until the first commercial Airbus A350-900 is delivered (unless Qatar Airways change their minds... again), Airbus let Minute Physics behind the scenes at various Airbus facilities to … [Read more...]