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British Airways A350 loses wheel departing Las Vegas

On 26 January, the right, rear main landing gear wheel fell off a British Airways A350-1000 operating from Las Vegas to London as flight…

Videos

British Airways A350 loses a wheel departing Las Vegas

A British Airways A350-1000’s right, rear main landing gear wheel fell off as the aircraft departed Las Vegas on 26 January….

Aviation safety

EASA mandates Trent XWB97 inspections after Cathay Pacific incident

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring the inspection of all Rolls Royce Trent XWB97 engines following…

Aviation news

Cathay Pacific inspects 48 aircraft for engine defect

Cathay Pacific (CX/CPA) is conducting inspections of its Airbus A350 fleet after discovering issues with the aircraft’s Rolls-Royce Trent XWB turbofan engines. The announcement…

Videos

Exclusive A350-1000 tour (Etihad Tech Ops)

Join Gabe as he gets an Etihad A350-1000 to himself. We’re at Etihad Engineering and we have access to the A350 as it prepares…

Manufacturers

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…

Videos

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 Podcast

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…

AvTalk Podcast

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…

Special event

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…

A350-1000

British Airways A350 loses wheel departing Las Vegas

British Airways A350 loses a wheel departing Las Vegas

EASA mandates Trent XWB97 inspections after Cathay Pacific incident

Cathay Pacific inspects 48 aircraft for engine defect

Exclusive A350-1000 tour (Etihad Tech Ops)

June 14 2013 – first flight of the Airbus A350

Inaugural Etihad A350 flight Abu Dhabi to Paris! Just how nice is this airplane?

AvTalk Episode 73: Boeing halts production of the 737 MAX

Episode 48: Aviation 2018: the good, the bad, and the weird

2018 Aviation Year in Review

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