Designing for comfort: Iberia reveals A350 NPS with wider seats
A launch customer for Airbus’ A350 New Production Standard variant, Iberia could have exploited the extra four inches created by the a... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: A350
Press Release: Airbus cuts 2022 commercial aircraft delivery target
Based on its November deliveries of 68 commercial aircraft and the complex operating environment, Airbus SE considers its target to achieve ... Continue Reading
Inmarsat well positioned as airlines show interest in Airbus HBCplus
With airlines already expressing interest in Airbus’ new HBCplus supplier-furnished inflight connectivity program, Inmarsat is confide... Continue Reading
Inside Airbus’ new A350 NPS interior mockup, with ten-abreast seats
TOULOUSE — Following our in-depth interview last month with Airbus executives around the New Production Standard variant for the airframer’s... Continue Reading
Airbus’ A350 NPS variant: lower weight, more MTOW—and bigger cabin
Airbus is planning to transition the A350-900 and -1000 to what it calls a “new production standard” (NPS) between now and 2024, reducing ai... Continue Reading
Airbus goes supplier-furnished for HBCplus IFC, including on A350
HAMBURG — Airbus is offering a new linefit supplier-furnished catalogue option for inflight connectivity across all its commercial aircraft ... Continue Reading
Press Release: Philippine Airlines to trial Aeroplay wireless IFE
Philippine Airlines (PAL), the flag carrier of the Philippines, has selected Aeroplay Entertainment to run a trial of AeroHub, a wireless in... Continue Reading
Honeywell, Thales developing connected FMS for A320, A330 and A350
Airbus has selected two longtime avionics competitors, Honeywell and Thales, to provide the nextgen flight management system for new A320, A... Continue Reading
20+ hours upright in a seat: Qantas’ premium/economy challenge
For those considering flying down the back of Qantas’ ultra-ultra-longhaul Project Sunrise flights between Sydney and New York or London, de... Continue Reading
Sunrise but not surprise: Qantas’ London/NY A350-1000
It’s no surprise that Qantas chose the Airbus A350-1000 for Project Sunrise. What is interesting is that it will have a large extra fuel tan... Continue Reading
Press Release: Qantas orders A350s for Project Sunrise nonstops
Australia’s national carrier has today confirmed an order for 12 Airbus A350-1000s to conquer the final frontier of long-haul travel and ena... Continue Reading
Virgin Atlantic shows off premium leisure space, The Booth
Designing “third places” for passenger experience will continue to grow in importance, especially with an increasing post-COVID premium leis... Continue Reading
Finnair’s “rebirth” launches Collins AirLounge, HAECO Vector Premium
In what Finnair chief executive Topi Manner calls a “rebirth of Finnair”, the airline is introducing a new type of business class seat — the... Continue Reading
5G delay around airports lauded by US majors but regionals in the cold
Facing a torrent of opposition and concern from the aviation community about the potential impact on flight operations of AT&T and Veriz... Continue Reading
Press Release: Cathay becomes first Asian carrier to offer HBO Max
Cathay Pacific is premiering the HBO Max branded channel in Asia for the very first time, becoming the first airline in Asia Pacific to intr... Continue Reading