Toulouse

Airbus Launches A350F Freighter Maiden Flight

On Sept. 29 Airbus flew its A350F freighter for the first time, from Toulouse, France, officially launching its maiden flight after nine months of certification trials.

Travel Radar•Maia Vinton5 Oct

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines takes delivery of its first Airbus A350-900

Toulouse, France, 2 October 2026 – Dutch national carrier KLM, member of the Air France-KLM Group, has taken delivery of its first A350-900.

PLANEtalking•Flight Crew3 Oct

KLM takes delivery of first Airbus A350-900

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 in Toulouse on 2 October 2026, marking another step in its long-haul fleet renewal. The aircraft will operate from Amsterdam Schiphol to destinations including Toronto.

Aviation24.be•André Orban2 Oct

• neutral toward Airbus · 98%

Press Release: Airbus delivers first batch of next-gen OneWeb satellites

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered 32 latest-generation OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to Eutelsat.

Runway Girl Network•Becca Alkema2 Oct

• neutral toward Airbus · 88%

AnimaWings files for insolvency as entire Airbus A220 fleet is withdrawn

Two of the Romanian carrier’s six A220-300s have already been flown to Toulouse, while the airline says recurring technical problems contributed to its financial difficulties

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier1 Oct

• neutral toward Animawings · 95%

FLYONE Armenia orders two Airbus A321neo

Toulouse, France, 30 September 2026 – FLYONE Armenia, the country’s largest carrier, has finalised an order with Airbus for the acquisition of two A321neo aircraft.

PLANEtalking•Flight Crew1 Oct

• neutral toward Airbus · 98%

Airbus A350F freighter successfully performs its maiden flight

Toulouse, France, 29 September 2026 – The A350F freighter (MSN 700), the first of two test aircraft, has completed its first flight.

PLANEtalking•Flight Crew30 Sept

• favorable toward Airbus · 92%

Airbus A350F successfully completes maiden flight

© Airbus Airbus’ new A350F freighter has successfully completed its maiden flight, marking the start of the flight test programme for the latest member of the A350 family.

• favorable toward Airbus · 88%

A350F successfully completes maiden test flight

Airbus’ A350F prototype completed its maiden flight today, flying for four hours and ten minutes and reaching an altitude of 25,000 feet.

Cargo Facts•Yael Katzwer29 Sept

Airbus A350F freighter completes first flight

Airbus launched its A350F freighter into the sky for the first time on 29 September 2026, capping years of ground-based testing and development with a 4 hour, 14 minute flight over France from Toulouse to Toulouse.

Flightradar24 Blog•Ian Petchenik29 Sept

• neutral toward Airbus · 98%

Airbus A350F Completes Maiden Flight in Toulouse, Launching Test Campaign Ahead of 2027 Entry into Service

AviationNews – Airbus has officially entered a new era in dedicated air freight as its next-generation Airbus A350F successfully completed its maiden flight over southern...

Aviation News EU29 Sept

• favorable toward Airbus · 88%

Airbus A350F completes first flight in Toulouse

The Airbus A350F freighter completed its maiden flight from Toulouse on Tuesday, 29 September. The first test aircraft, MSN700, flew for four hours and ten minutes and reached 25,000 feet, opening the flight-test campaign for Airbus’s new long-haul…

Aviation24.be•André Orban29 Sept

• neutral toward Airbus · 97%

Airbus A350F Completes Successful First Flight

Airbus successfully completed the first flight of the A350F freighter earlier today. The flight from Toulouse spent 4 hours and 10 minutes in the air, reaching an altitude of 25,000 feet during the flight. The flight, as tracked by Flight…

Air Insight•Ernest Arvai29 Sept

• favorable toward Airbus · 98%

Airbus A350F takes off on maiden flight in Toulouse

First flight opens a 400-hour certification campaign for Airbus’ new 111-tonne freighter, which has already accumulated 115 firm orders

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier29 Sept

• neutral toward Airbus · 97%

Airbus A350F freighter makes maiden flight, set to challenge Boeing 777

TOULOUSE, France: Airbus launched ‌the ​maiden flight of its delayed A350F freighter on Tuesday, expanding ⁠its portfolio in a bid to ‌break rival Boeing's grip on a ‌vital part of ‌global trade.

• neutral toward Airbus · 96%

Airbus sets September 29 for first flight of A350F freighter

European manufacturer plans to fly the new-generation cargo jet from Toulouse next Tuesday, subject to weather and operational conditions

Air Data News•Ricardo Meier25 Sept

• neutral toward Airbus · 99%

A350F performs engine, rejected takeoff tests ahead of maiden flight

Airbus’ A350F prototype today performed two rejected takeoff tests after this week firing up its engines ahead of its maiden flight.

Cargo Facts•Jay Aelick24 Sept

Is this ATR turboprop the answer to Europe’s pressing wildfire problem?

On September 1, 2026, an ATR aircraft took to the skies over Toulouse, France, which caught the attention…

AeroTime•Miquel Ros21 Sept

• neutral toward ATR · 96%

Kepplair to certify first reversible ATR 72F water bomber conversion next year

Toulouse, France-based Kepplair Evolution is targeting a 2027 entry into service for its water bomber conversion of the ATR 72-200F platform, pending European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification.

Cargo Facts•Jay Aelick18 Sept

• neutral toward ATR · 99%

Airbus opens Toulouse delivery centre to support increase of A320 output

Airbus has opened a new delivery centre in Toulouse to support higher production of its A320 family of aircraft, bringing final technical work and customer handovers together at one site.

AviTrader•Heike Tamm17 Sept

• neutral toward Airbus · 98%