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4 min read HONOLULU, Hawaii – Hawaiian Airlines announced the next step in its long-range fleet renewal and expansion plan with the signing of a new firm order with Airbus to purchase five new A330-200 aircraft HONOLULU, Hawaii – Hawaiian Airlines announced the next step in its long-range fleet renewal and expansion plan with the signing of a new firm order with Airbus to purchase five new A330-200 aircraft for delivery between 2013 and 2015, with purchase rights for an additional three A330s. Mark Dunkerley, Hawaiian’s president and CEO, said, “Adding these additional A330-200s to ...

Fleet development based on the super-efficient A350 XWB and A320 Families Kuwait Airways, the National airline of Kuwait, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy ten A350-900 and fifteen A320neo Family aircraft. The order is part of Kuwait Airways’ fleet renewal strategy. The carrier already operates three A320, three A310, five A300 and four A340 Family aircraft. “The Airbus Family is the ideal choice for an airline like ours,” said Kuwait Airways acting Chairman Mr Jassar Al Jassar. “The A350-900 will strengthen our long haul route development whilst the A320neo will f...

EXCLUSIVE: new Qatar Airways 787-9 business class seat revealed Links on Head for Points may pay us an affiliate commission. A list of partners is here. Qatar Airways is adding another business class seat type to its line-up. The new seat will be fitted on its Boeing 787-9s, due to make their debut later this year. Qatar’s industry-leading Qsuite was originally launched on its A350 fleet in 2017, enabled by the A350’s wide fuselage (the official Airbus designation is A350-XWB, which stands for eXtra Wide Body). Qatar Airways made full use of the A350’s 5.61m cabin width. The problem w...

Qatar Airways Now Operates 50+ Airbus A350 Aircraft Advertisement: Qatar Airways now has proudly announced on social media that it has over 50 Airbus A350s in its fleet. The airline was the first customer to receive the A350 back in 2015 and has since acquired over 50 (a mix of A350-900s and A350-1000s). Qatar Airways was the first airline to put the A350 into service in 2015. Photo: Getty Images Qatar Airways celebrates 50+ A350s in the sky After taking delivery of three more A350s this October, Qatar Airways took its A350 fleet over the 50-plane mark. The airline now has a total of 52 Airbu...