Aircraft
Emirates Cancels A350 Order
The Airbus A350 orderbook shrunk by 70 airplanes with Emirates' recent order cancellation.
Airbus’ A350 XWB took off on June 2 at 9:20 a.m. local time from Toulouse, France, for its first Early Long Flight (ELF), kicking off a campaign to operate the aircraft in typical airline conditions some six months before planned entry into revenue service. (Photo: Airbus)
Airbus’ A350 XWB took off on June 2 at 9:20 a.m. local time from Toulouse, France, for its first Early Long Flight (ELF), kicking off a campaign to operate the aircraft in typical airline conditions some six months before planned entry into revenue service. (Photo: Airbus)

Emirates Airline has cancelled its order of 70 A350 XWBs, Airbus confirmed on Wednesday. The Dubai-based carrier originally placed the order for 50 A350-900s and 20 A350-1000s in 2007. It had planned to take first delivery in 2019.