Volga-Dnepr upgrades global internet coverage
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has successfully completed the first delivery of satellites for OneWeb constellation project to enhance global internet coverage. In cooperation with its partner Bollore Logistics, one of the airline’s AN-124-100s delivered six satellites from their manufacturing facility in Toulouse, France to Cayenne in French Guiana. The satellites were transported in two special containers with […]
Airbus BelugaXL takes to the sky for the first time
The first BelugaXL took to the skies in Toulouse, France at 10.30 local time for its maiden flight on Thursday 19 July. The crew in the cockpit consisted of captain Christophe Cail, co-pilot Bernardo Saez-Benito Hernandez and test-flight engineer Jean Michel Pin. Laurent Lapierre and Philippe Foucault monitored aircraft systems and performance from the flight […]
Cathay Pacific welcomes the A350-1000 to its fleet
Cathay Pacific has welcomed the first of 20 Airbus A350-1000s to join its fleet, flying to Hong Kong from Toulouse using a blend of biofuel. Eight of the aircraft will be delivered this year with the remainder arriving by 2021. After initial rounds of regional services starting with the first commercial flight to Taipei, Taiwan […]
Cathay Pacific to power its A350-1000s with biofuel
Cathay Pacific is planning to use a blend of alternative jet fuel to fly its new fleet of Airbus A350-1000s home to Hong Kong. The airline has 20 of these aircraft on order for delivery over the next four years, with the first A350-1000 departing Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France on 19 June, with a […]
First BelugaXL rolls off assembly line and gets ready for first flight
The first structurally complete airframe for the new BelugaXL has rolled out of the assembly hangar in Toulouse ready to start flying by mid-2018. It features a bulging upper forward fuselage and enormous cargo area, and once operational, a fleet of these next-generation airlifters will be used to transport completed sections of Airbus aircraft among […]
AA Cargo flies French orchestra’s instruments to Latin America
American Airlines Cargo has transported musical instruments for the Orchestre Nationale du Capitole’s three-city tour of Latin America. 694 pieces of cargo including violins, cellos, double basses, three harps and a conductor’s podium were shipped from Paris to Buenos Aires on a wide-bodied flight, then on to Quito and finally Sao Paulo for the Toulouse-based […]
First Airbus A350-1000 takes to the skies
The first Airbus A350-1000 has taken off for its maiden flight, and is expected to enter scheduled service in the second half of 2017. The aircraft took off at 10.42h at Blagnac in Toulouse, France and the test flight took place over Southwest France. The crew consisted of experimental test pilots Hugues Van Der Stichel […]
