Airbus Archives - SamChui.com Sam Chui Aviation & Travel Sat, 23 Dec 2023 13:49:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://samchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1con2-100x100.png Airbus Archives - SamChui.com 32 32 108386868 Air India Takes Delivery of First Airbus A350 + Cabin Details https://samchui.com/2023/12/23/air-india-takes-delivery-of-first-airbus-a350-cabin-details/ https://samchui.com/2023/12/23/air-india-takes-delivery-of-first-airbus-a350-cabin-details/#comments Sat, 23 Dec 2023 13:49:47 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=50350 Air India took delivery of the first of 20 Airbus A350-900, becoming the first Indian carrier to operate the Airbus A350. The aircraft which made its journey from the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France, successfully landed in New Delhi on Saturday, the 23rd of December. The Airbus A350-900 with registration VT-JRA will initially operate short-haul […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/12/23/air-india-takes-delivery-of-first-airbus-a350-cabin-details/feed/ 3 50350 Dubai Airshow 2023 Day 3/4 – Orders and Announcements https://samchui.com/2023/11/16/dubai-airshow-2023-day-3-4-orders-and-announcements/ https://samchui.com/2023/11/16/dubai-airshow-2023-day-3-4-orders-and-announcements/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:12:24 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=49935 Emirates has ordered 15 Airbus A350s on the fourth day of the Airshow while Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for 11 additional Airbus A350-900s. Beyond the orders for Boeing and Airbus aircraft, Emirates is set to invest US$950 million in a new engineering facility at Dubai World Central. Additionally, strategic […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/11/16/dubai-airshow-2023-day-3-4-orders-and-announcements/feed/ 0 49935 Dubai Airshow 2023 Day 2 – Orders and Announcements https://samchui.com/2023/11/14/dubai-airshow-2023-day-2-orders-and-announcements/ https://samchui.com/2023/11/14/dubai-airshow-2023-day-2-orders-and-announcements/#respond Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:03:26 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=49925 Airbus kicked off the second day of the Dubai Airshow with an order of 10 Airbus A350s from EgyptAir. Boeing has continued its streak of orders, bagging a significant number of orders for its B787 and B737 MAX jets from various carriers. Moreover, ATR signed its first deal at the Airshow for up to 20 […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/11/14/dubai-airshow-2023-day-2-orders-and-announcements/feed/ 0 49925 EVA Air Orders 18 Airbus A350-1000s and 15 A321neos https://samchui.com/2023/11/07/eva-air-orders-18-airbus-a350-1000s-and-15-a321neos/ https://samchui.com/2023/11/07/eva-air-orders-18-airbus-a350-1000s-and-15-a321neos/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 22:32:35 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=49873 EVA Air has ordered 18 Airbus A350-1000s and 15 A321neos as a part of its fleet renewal program. The A350-1000s will eventually replace the airline’s fleet of Boeing 777-300ERs, and the A321neos will possibly replace its older A321s that operate short-haul regional routes.  The deal is valued at about $10.1 billion at list prices, even […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/11/07/eva-air-orders-18-airbus-a350-1000s-and-15-a321neos/feed/ 0 49873 Airbus A321XLR Faces Range Limitations After Design Tweak https://samchui.com/2023/07/22/airbus-a321xlr-faces-range-limitations-after-design-tweak/ https://samchui.com/2023/07/22/airbus-a321xlr-faces-range-limitations-after-design-tweak/#comments Sat, 22 Jul 2023 12:08:33 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=48877 Airbus is facing a challenge in fulfilling the range it promised airlines with its new ultra-long-range A321XLR narrow-body jet due to the design safeguards required for certification. While the aircraft was initially supposed to commence passenger service in 2023, the A321XLR has encountered delays in its certification process, leading to a postponement until 2024. The […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/07/22/airbus-a321xlr-faces-range-limitations-after-design-tweak/feed/ 2 48877 Paris Airshow 2023 Day 3 Orders and Announcements https://samchui.com/2023/06/21/paris-airshow-2023-day-3-orders-and-announcements/ https://samchui.com/2023/06/21/paris-airshow-2023-day-3-orders-and-announcements/#respond Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:07:13 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=48611 It’s Day 3 at The Paris Air Show 2023. Here are the Orders and Announcements for the day. Besides the orders and announcements, speaking at a media roundtable at the Paris Air Show, Qatar Airways CEO Al Baker said that the Doha-based carrier anticipates phasing out its A380s over the course of a few years, […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/06/21/paris-airshow-2023-day-3-orders-and-announcements/feed/ 0 48611 Paris Airshow 2023 Day 2 Orders and Announcements https://samchui.com/2023/06/20/paris-airshow-2023-day-2-orders-and-announcements/ https://samchui.com/2023/06/20/paris-airshow-2023-day-2-orders-and-announcements/#respond Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:58:17 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=48598 On the second day of the Paris Airshow, Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and ATR all bagged a significant number of orders. Alongside, Singapore Airlines has been named the World’s Best Airline at the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards, with Qatar Airways ranked 2nd and ANA All Nippon Airways in 3rd place. Qantas Orders Nine Additional Airbus […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/06/20/paris-airshow-2023-day-2-orders-and-announcements/feed/ 0 48598 Paris Airshow 2023 Day 1 Orders and Announcements https://samchui.com/2023/06/19/paris-airshow-2023-day-1-orders-and-announcements/ https://samchui.com/2023/06/19/paris-airshow-2023-day-1-orders-and-announcements/#respond Mon, 19 Jun 2023 18:32:06 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=48580 The Paris Air Show 2023 marks the long-awaited return of the Biennial event after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the aviation industry. Airbus has kicked off the show pretty well with a record-breaking order from IndiGo for 500 A320neo Family aircraft. Moreover, the European manufacturer has also logged orders from Air Mauritius and Saudi Arabia’s flynas on […]

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]]> https://samchui.com/2023/06/19/paris-airshow-2023-day-1-orders-and-announcements/feed/ 0 48580 World’s Top 10 Most Flown Aircraft Types https://samchui.com/2023/05/22/worlds-top-10-most-flown-aircraft-types/ https://samchui.com/2023/05/22/worlds-top-10-most-flown-aircraft-types/#respond Mon, 22 May 2023 11:03:21 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=48389 In 2022, the global aviation industry witnessed nearly 31 million flights, averaging a flight every second. Soaring above the clouds, the Airbus A320ceo dominated the skies as the most used aircraft type in 2022 with a staggering 562.1 billion Available Seat Kilometers (ASKs) Production and 6.35 million flights. In the aviation industry, ASK Production, or […]

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