Tag: Toulouse

Airbus A319neo Makes First Flight

Airbus has successfully completed the maiden flight of the A319neo, D-AVWA (c/n 6464). Powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines, the smallest member of the A320neo Family, took off from Hamburg/Finkenwerder on March 31, landing at the manufacturer’s Toulouse facility after

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Airborne! Airbus A350-1000 Takes Flight

European aerospace giant Airbus is celebrating the second of two major landmarks in as many months after the A350-1000 successfully completed its maiden flight.  Thunderstorms and torrential rain did little to dampen the occasion, which came just weeks after the

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Air Astana Gets Maiden Neo

Kazakh flag carrier Air Astana has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo at a special ceremony at the manufacturer’s Toulouse facility. The jet, registered P4-KBH (c/n 7124) and leased from Air Lease Corporation, is the first of 11 A320neo

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A330neo Takes Shape

Final assembly of the first Airbus A330neo has begun at the manufacturer’s facility in Toulouse, France.  The wings of the jet, an A330-900, have been mated to the centre fuselage at the station 40 position of the assembly line. “We

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Thai Joins the A350 Club

Thai Airways International has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, making it the eighth operator of the type.  The jet, which is leased from CIT, is registered HS-THB (c/n 044) and has been named Wichian Buri.  It is the

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First NEO for LATAM

Airbus has handed over LATAM Airlines Group’s first A320neo.  The carrier is the first in the Americas to operate the latest generation jet, which is powered by Pratt & Whitney Pure Power PW1100-JM engines. Executives from LATAM and Airbus attended

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