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Philippine Airlines: no A350-1000 or A320neo-family delivery deferrals in 2026

Philippine Airlines says it will not defer five Airbus A350-1000 deliveries in 2026, nor four A320-200/A321-200N deliveries, expecting aircraft to arrive roughly on time. The statement, attributed to president Richard Nuttall, was made during an on-stage interview at Aviation Festival Asia in Singapore in late March 2026.

2026-04-23T16:49:40.952540-07:00

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JTSB: JAL A350 megaphone loudspeakers on Haneda 2024 accident aircraft had insufficient coverage for crew instructions

2026-04-22T08:35:38.565595-07:00

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Delta to make new A350-1000 Delta One suites 100% PRM accessible; suite refresh expands to A330-200/300

2026-04-13T06:07:50.285697-07:00

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Qantas’ first Project Sunrise Airbus A350-1000ULR exits Toulouse final assembly; Heathrow–Perth nonstops progress

2026-04-13T04:57:18.563437-07:00

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Philippine Airlines: no A350-1000 or A320neo-family delivery deferrals in 2026 Philippine Airlines says it will not defer five Airbus A350-1000 deliveries in 2026, nor four A320-200/A321-200N deliveries, expecting aircraft to arrive roughly on time. The statement, attributed to president Richard Nuttall, was made during an on-stage interview at Aviation Festival Asia in Singapore in late March 2026.

2026-04-23T16:49:40.952540-07:00

Philippine Airlines: no A350-1000 or A320neo-family delivery deferrals in 2026

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JTSB: JAL A350 megaphone loudspeakers on Haneda 2024 accident aircraft had insufficient coverage for crew instructions Japan’s Transport Safety Board says the loudspeakers installed on the Japan Airlines A350 were inadequately audible in some areas, limiting crew instruction transmission during the Jan. 2, 2024 Haneda Airport crash and fire. The finding points to a communications-coverage shortfall during emergency response.

2026-04-22T08:35:38.565595-07:00

JTSB: JAL A350 megaphone loudspeakers on Haneda 2024 accident aircraft had insufficient coverage for crew instructions

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Diehl Aviation completes first SWISS Airbus A350 Mechanical Lift System retrofit installation Diehl Aviation and SWISS International Air Lines have completed the first installation of the Mechanical Lift System (MLS) on a SWISS Airbus A350, initiating a broader A350 overhead-bin retrofit program. The milestone follows Diehl’s cabin-systems supply ramp-up efforts and marks the start of fleet-wide work.

2026-04-17T01:14:10.316733-07:00

Diehl Aviation completes first SWISS Airbus A350 Mechanical Lift System retrofit installation

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Lufthansa accelerates cost cuts: shuts down CityLine early and reshuffles fleet amid fuel surge and strikes Deutsche Lufthansa says it is ending operations at its regional subsidiary CityLine, citing sharp jet-fuel price increases and industrial action. The group is also reducing network capacity within Lufthansa Airlines and accelerating fleet renewal to retire older, less fuel-efficient aircraft. In parallel, nine additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft are being allocated to Discover Airlines.

2026-04-16T05:22:27.717178-07:00

Lufthansa accelerates cost cuts: shuts down CityLine early and reshuffles fleet amid fuel surge and strikes

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Delta to debut next-gen Delta One suites on A350-1000 as it funds $1B-plus cabin upgrades Delta will introduce a redesigned next-generation Delta One suite ahead of A350-1000 entry, following a decade of customer and employee feedback and two years of internal design. The airline is allocating about 50% of its new A350-1000s to premium seating, including 53 Delta One suites, and is investing over $1B in cabin upgrades across the A350-1000 and A330 fleets.

2026-04-15T05:55:41.710441-07:00

Delta to debut next-gen Delta One suites on A350-1000 as it funds $1B-plus cabin upgrades

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China Airlines A350-900 grounded at Melbourne after jetbridge rips forward left-hand door from hinges A China Airlines Airbus A350-900 has been grounded at Melbourne International Airport after a jetbridge damaged the forward left-hand boarding door, partially tearing it from its hinges. The incident occurred shortly after the aircraft arrived from Taipei, with passengers and crew already off the aircraft and no injuries reported.

2026-04-14T07:15:10.967786-07:00

China Airlines A350-900 grounded at Melbourne after jetbridge rips forward left-hand door from hinges

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Delta Air Lines selects Airbus HBCplus to deliver multi-orbit satellite inflight connectivity on 20 A350-1000s Airbus says Delta Air Lines has chosen its HBCplus inflight connectivity for 20 upcoming A350-1000 aircraft. The package is a multi-orbit satellite solution co-developed with Delta and Hughes, with the new partnership contract announced alongside the selection.

2026-04-14T00:56:02.521593-07:00

Delta Air Lines selects Airbus HBCplus to deliver multi-orbit satellite inflight connectivity on 20 A350-1000s

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Air India selects Hughes multi-orbit, Ka-band IFC for A350, 787-8 and 777-300ER widebodies Air India has selected Hughes Network Systems for a unified, single connectivity platform across a mixed widebody fleet, including the Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing 787-8 and 777-300ER. The contract uses Hughes’ multi-orbit-capable, high-capacity Ka-band satellite inflight connectivity service to standardize onboard Wi‑Fi and simplify fleetwide tariff/content and connectivity management.

2026-04-14T00:23:25.146155-07:00

Air India selects Hughes multi-orbit, Ka-band IFC for A350, 787-8 and 777-300ER widebodies

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Philippine Airlines: no A350-1000 or A320neo-family delivery deferrals in 2026

JTSB: JAL A350 megaphone loudspeakers on Haneda 2024 accident aircraft had insufficient coverage for crew instructions

Delta to make new A350-1000 Delta One suites 100% PRM accessible; suite refresh expands to A330-200/300

Qantas’ first Project Sunrise Airbus A350-1000ULR exits Toulouse final assembly; Heathrow–Perth nonstops progress

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