June 14 2013 – first flight of the Airbus A350 The Airbus A350-900 XWB first flew on June 14, 2013. The aircraft, registered F-WXWB, took off from the Airbus facility at Toulouse-Blagnac airport at…
Video: Inaugural Etihad A350 flight Abu Dhabi to Paris! Just how nice is this airplane? In this video we fly on the Etihad A350-1000 for its first ever commercial service, a special inaugural flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to…
AvTalk Episode 73: Boeing halts production of the 737 MAX On this episode of AvTalk, Boeing halts production of the 737 MAX, Harbour Air’s electric Beaver takes flight, and we run down the list…
Episode 48: Aviation 2018: the good, the bad, and the weird 2018 was a year of highs, lows, and head scratchers. We take you through the year that was and we also revisit some of…
2018 Aviation Year in Review As 2019 begins, we look back on a decidedly mixed 2018 for aviation. Positively, a variety of new aircraft entered service and airlines added…
AvTalk Episode 34: No Experience Necessary On this episode of AvTalk, the A330neo sets off on a 5 continent adventure, aviation finds its way into the World Cup, and we…
Following the Airbus A350-1000 Tour Airbus is taking its A350-1000 on a multi-stop tour that began this weekend in Doha and concludes in Manila next month. Along the way,…
Tracking the Airbus A350-1000 Flight Test Campaign In just under a year, the Airbus A350-1000 went from first flight to type certification. Using three test aircraft, Airbus flew throughout Europe and…
AvTalk Episode 19: They Bought How Many Planes!? On this episode of AvTalk, we welcome back Seth Miller to discuss his recent adventures on a variety of Japanese low-cost carriers and his…