tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16300041339180489482024-03-13T03:38:25.096+01:00Widebodyparade-blogNews about the world's widebody airliners.
An addition to the Widebody Aircraft Parade website.Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-7509176357248342832016-08-30T12:20:00.000+02:002016-08-30T12:24:07.544+02:00First Airbus A350 XWB for Thai
Thai Airways International has received its first Airbus A350-900 XWB on 30th August 2016. The airline is the eighth operator of the new Airbus widebody type.
Thai will initially fly the aircraft on regional services between
Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Soon thereafter, it will be deployed on the Bangkok-Melbourne route. Thai intends to twelve A350s. Four will be purchased directly Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-74836009981717256022016-08-19T12:33:00.004+02:002016-08-30T12:26:33.593+02:00Airbus delivers first A330 Regional to Saudia
Saudi Arabian Airlines, has taken delivery of its first A330-300
Regional. Saudia is launch customer for this new version of the A330. The airline has ordered 20
aircraft of the type.
Saudia already operates 12 earlier model A300-300s. The
A330-300 Regional is optimised for short and medium haul operations, up
to 5,000 km (2,700 nm). Airbus says that the Regional has a 20 per cent
Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-25663060363344283822015-01-17T19:26:00.000+01:002015-01-17T19:26:44.574+01:00First Qatar A350 flight to Frankfurt
Qatar Airways performed the inaugural flight with the Airbus A350 XWB from Doha to Frankfurt on 15 January. The Qatar Airways A350 will be flying daily on the DOH-FRA route with 283 seats (36 business and 247 economy class) on board.
It was not the first visit of an A350 to Frankfurt. In the Summer of 2014, the airport als welcomed an Airbus A350 test flight from Iqualit (YFB) in the Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-45405865876773695912015-01-17T11:10:00.001+01:002015-01-17T11:10:11.936+01:00Air Europa orders Boeing 787-9
Air Europa has placed an order for 14 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The order was already booked in December 2014 and was previously attributed to an unidentified customer on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website.
Air Europa now has a combined total of 22 787-8s and 787-9s on order as it continues its transition to an all-Boeing long-haul fleet. The first 787-8 Dreamliners are about to be Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-21340415508607021992015-01-13T06:13:00.000+01:002015-01-13T06:14:35.598+01:00First 242 tonne A330 flies
Airbus has flown the first 242 tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) variant of the A330-300 for the first time on Monday 12 January. The maiden flight, departing from Toulouse Blagnac Airport, lasted 3 hours and 30 minutes.
Airbus claims to be ahead of schedule with this first flight of the heavier weight A330. The first aircraft is to be delivered in the second quarter of 2015 to launch Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-43916686711696996552015-01-07T07:17:00.001+01:002015-01-07T07:17:54.803+01:00Qatar finalises repeat-order for 777FQatar Airways has finalised a firm order for four Boeing 777F Freighters. The airline also has purchase rights for four additional airplanes.
Qatar Airways announced the intent to order the four 777s at the 2014 Farnborough Airshow. Qatar already operates seven 777 Freighters.
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Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-38978624266168983942015-01-07T07:12:00.000+01:002015-01-07T07:12:55.367+01:00Air New Zealand orders extra 787sAir New Zealand has ordered two additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. The order, booked in 2014, comes six months after Air New Zealand celebrated the first 787-9 delivery in July.
The order will increase the airline's fleet to a total of 12 787-9s, which will operate alongside 15 777-200ERs (Extended Range) and 777-300ERs. Air New Zealand is the launch customer of the 787-9 and currently Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-1832676216379165652015-01-07T07:10:00.000+01:002015-01-07T07:11:13.130+01:00First Boeing 787 for Royal Air Maroc
Boeing has delivered the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Royal Air Maroc. The airline will be the first carrier in the Mediterranean region to operate the 787.
The airplane, a 787-8, was deliverd to the airline on 31 December and arrived in Casablanca during the last weekend. Royal Air Maroc's current fleet comprises nearly 50 Boeing airplanes, including 767-300 and 747-400 widebodies.
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Boeing has delivered Etihad Airways' first 787-9 Dreamliner sporting the airline's new "Facets of Abu Dhabi" livery which was revealed earlier this year.
The airplane is the first of the 71 Dreamliners that the national airline of the United Arab Emirates has on order which includes 41 787-9s and 30 787-10s. Etihad Airways will also be the first airline in the Middle East to operate the Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-23623757133512952302014-12-29T13:16:00.000+01:002014-12-29T13:22:18.679+01:00767 Tanker makes first test flight
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force say to have made a successful first flight with the KC-46 tanker aircraft. The plane, a Boeing 767-2C, took off from Paine Field, Washington for a three hours and 32 minutes flight.
The test aircraft will receive its military systems following certification. As part of a contract awarded in 2011 to design and develop the Air Force's next-generation tanker Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-87259028821766891602014-12-23T23:29:00.000+01:002014-12-23T23:29:10.507+01:00Azerbaijan receives first Boeing 787
Azerbaijan Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner today. The national airline of Azerbaijan becomes the first airline in the Commonwealth of Independent States to operate the 787.
The airplane will play a key role in the Baku-based airline's strategic plan to expand its long-haul fleet. Based at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, state-owned Azerbaijan Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-91126349975007965892014-12-23T23:22:00.000+01:002014-12-23T23:25:25.781+01:00Avolon firms up A330neo orderThe Dublin-based, global aircraft leasing firm Avolon has firmed up an earlier announced contract for 15 Airbus A330neo aircraft.
Avolon became one of the launch customers of the A330neo after signing its initial commitment in July 2014 at the Farnborough International Airshow. The number of firm orders for the A330neo is now well over one hundred aircraft. (Image: Airbus)
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Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-74922118746063880832014-12-23T23:19:00.000+01:002014-12-23T23:19:50.278+01:00Kuwait Airways finalises 777-300ER dealBoeing and Kuwait Airways have finalized a recently announced order for 10 777-300ERs (Extended Range).
"Kuwait Airways has plans to renew its fleet as well as expand its operations and the 777-300ER is a perfect airplane for our strategy," said Rasha Al Roumi, Kuwait Airways CEO. (Image: Boeing)
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Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-73794445987445756972014-12-23T07:12:00.000+01:002014-12-23T07:12:08.490+01:00Qatar receives first Airbus A350XWBAirbus has delivered the first A350 XWB to launch customer Qatar Airways on 22 December. It is the first A350 of 80 ordered by the airline.
From mid-January the aircraft will begin flying to Frankfurt. As soon as more aircraft are delivered, Qatar Airways will fly them to the United States, Asia and more destinations in Europe.
At the end of November 2014, the A350 XWB had won 778 orders from Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-38012456256931325162014-12-20T16:42:00.001+01:002014-12-20T16:43:40.349+01:00Hawaiian finalises A330-800neo order
Hawaiian Airlines has finalised an order for six Airbus A330-800neo aircraft for which it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in July of this year.
The new commitment replaces a previous order placed by Hawaiian for six A350-800s.
“The A330-800neo is an aircraft which meets all of our needs,” said Mark Dunkerley, President and CEO of Hawaiian Airlines. “It is the right size, with the Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-50420300212474268302014-12-20T16:39:00.000+01:002014-12-20T16:39:43.554+01:00FirstBoing 787 for AviancaColombian airline Avianca has taken delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner, which it intends to fly on routes to Europe, North America and across South America.
Avianca's Boeing 787-8 will carry 28 passengers in business class and 222 in economy class. The airline has 15 aircraft on order.
To date, 58 customers have ordered 1,055 787s, making the Dreamliner the fastest-selling twin-aisle airplaneWidebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-13665342332954397152014-12-18T16:05:00.000+01:002014-12-18T16:05:47.503+01:00Etihad receives first Airbus A380Today, Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi has taken delivery of the first of ten Airbus A380 super jumbo's. Etihad is the thirteenth airline to operate the A380, and the aircraft is the 150th A380 delivered by Airbus.
With the aircraft Etihad intends to boost capacity on several of its busiest routes. Etihad’s A380 seats 498 passengers in four "living spaces", including two VIP passengers Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-30099448406402563542014-12-18T07:00:00.000+01:002014-12-18T07:00:48.764+01:00AirAsia X orders 55 A330neo aircraftAirAsia X, the long haul affiliate of Asia’s largest low cost airline, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 55 A330neo aircraft. This is the largest single order to date for the A330 Family.
AirAsia X already was the biggest A330 airline customer worldwide. It has now ordered a total of 91 aircraft. The announcement covers the firming up of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 50 A330neo Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-29784494616944992162014-12-11T14:06:00.003+01:002014-12-11T14:06:42.698+01:00Airbus: upgrade or stop A380 Superjumbo
Airbus will have to install more seats in the A380 and at some moment have to decide whether to upgrade the A380 with new engines or stop production of the Superjumbo.
On Wednesday Airbus Chief financial officer Harald Wilhelm was quoted in the media that Airbus might decide to stop production at the end of the decennium. According to Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier today the A380 will break even Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-37632096967074737102014-12-11T13:52:00.000+01:002014-12-11T13:53:14.573+01:00First delivery of A350 delayed
The delivery of the first Airbus A350 XWB to Qatar Airways, planned for 13 December, has been delayed.
The carrier said in a statement: "Qatar Airways announces that the Airbus A350 aircraft ceremonial transfer of title has been postponed until further notice." The airline didn't give a reason for the delay, but delays are far from unusual for first deliveries to Qatar Airways. The airline Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-75425127401007601732014-12-06T07:15:00.000+01:002014-12-06T07:17:42.083+01:00Airbus A330-200s for long-haul Eurowings
Lufthansa launches a new low-cost long-haul airline under the Eurowings brand. The renewed subsidiary airline will start operations in late 2015 from Cologne/Bonn Airport. Lufthansa will lease up to seven Airbus A330-200 aircraft for the new operation.
The first long-haul flights will be introduced from the end of 2015 onwards. These flights will initially be performed by a fleet of three Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-22531837126044884182014-12-06T07:07:00.000+01:002014-12-06T07:08:41.189+01:00First delivery of A350 on 13 December
The first delivery of the Airbus A350 to Qatar Airways is scheduled for 13 December. The official handover will take place in Toulouse, France.
Qatar Airways, the global launch customer for the A350, has ordered a total of 80 A350 XWB Family aircraft, including 43 A350-900s and 37 of the longer-fuselage A350-1000.
The carrier plans to commence commercial service with the A350 XWB between Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-27825572704796858752014-12-06T06:58:00.000+01:002014-12-06T07:09:48.805+01:00Finnair orders extra Airbus A350s
Finnair has ordered eight additional A350-900s. The airline has now a total of 19 A350-900s on order. In 2007 Finnair became a launch customer of the A350 when it placed an order for 11 A350-900s, including an option for a further eight.
The airline currently operates a mix of 15 Airbus A330s and A340s, which fly long-haul routes to Asia and America from its Helsinki hub. Finnair will be theWidebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-10620910663817594802014-12-06T06:55:00.000+01:002014-12-06T07:03:09.885+01:00CIT firms up A330neo orderAircraft leasing company CIT Aerospace has firmed up its order for 15 A330-900neo aircraft. CIT became one of the launch customers of the A330neo after signing its initial agreement in July 2014, at the Farnborough International Airshow. CIT also ordered five A321ceo narrowbody aircraft. (Image: Airbus)
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Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630004133918048948.post-18109088885876795202014-11-22T17:25:00.000+01:002014-11-22T17:25:37.072+01:00Airbus A330 MRTT for French air forceThe French government has announced an order for twelve Airbus A330 multirole tanker and transport aircraft for its military services.
The first aircraft will be delivered in 2018, the second in 2019 and then two per year until the order is complete. The aircraft will replace obsolete Boeing C-135FR tankers in use since the 1960s.
Main task of the A330 MRTT is in-flight refueling of other Widebodyparade-bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376565555002534088noreply@blogger.com0