A350

Air India’s Inducted New A350 Aircraft | What is Special About It?

Air India became the first operator in India to induct the A350 in its fleet when the first plane landed in India in the last week of December 2023. Starting January 22, 2024, the airline will deploy the aircraft for commercial operations in domestic sectors. The aircraft is part of an order of 40 A350s, equally split between the its 900 and 1000 variant. What are the features? Watch for more

Air India’s new A350 takes to the skies on Jan 22; what is new about it?

There is excitement over India’s first A350 as travellers try to get on to its inaugural flight. The new aircraft is most cost-effective, more fuel efficient and has lower emissions.

Airbus axes remaining A350 jet deal with Qatar Airways: Sources

The two aviation titans have been waging a rare public battle for months over the scarred condition of more than 20 long-haul jets that the airline says could pose a risk to passengers and which Airbus insists are completely safe.

Boeing‘s Latest 787 fire poses major test of carbon skin

British investigators say that the Ethiopian Airline's lithium-ion batteries likely did not cause Friday's fire, allaying fears about a return of the problem that grounded the Dreamliner for more than three months earlier this year, when one battery caught fire and another overheated.

Airshow: Boeing to launch 787-10 with $30 bn order haul

The latest addition to Boeing's fleet, the 323-seat 787-10, is partly designed to serve fast-growing routes within Asia and sharpens a fight with Europe's Airbus for sales of the latest generation of efficient, carbon-composite jets.

Airbus studies dropping Li-Ion battery for A350: Sources

Europe's Airbus is considering whether to drop Lithium-Ion batteries and switch back to traditional ones on its new A350 as investigators probe Boeing 787 battery problems, several people familiar with the matter said.

Airbus says it has a 'Plan B' for A350 jet batteries

Airbus has studied alternatives to lithium-ion batteries for its next jet, the A350, and has time to adapt to any rule changes prompted by the problems that have grounded Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner, its top executive said.

Japan: overcharging unlikely cause of Dreamliner woes

Japanese regulators have joined their US counterparts in all but ruling out overcharged batteries as the cause of recent fires on the Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner, which has now been grounded for a week worldwide.