Turkish cargo airline, MNG Airlines, has become the latest carrier to commit to the all-new A350F, following the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for two aircraft.<\/p>\n
MNG Airlines says the A350F will become a central element in its future fleet, bringing all the benefits of an all-new freighter to the its operations.<\/p>\n
The agreement, announced during the Paris Air Show 2025, deepens a partnership with Airbus across its full range of freighter programmes.<\/p>\n
Murathan Doruk G\u00fcnal, chief executive of Mapa Group and chairman of MNG Airlines, said: \u201cThis move strengthens our position across key trade lanes, including Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and a growing footprint in North America. It will support both our scheduled and charter operations and give us added flexibility to meet evolving cargo demands, from e-commerce to high-value freight and express logistics.\u201d<\/p>\n
Currently under development, the A350F will carry up to 111 tonnes with a range of 8,700km. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines, it will offer up to 40% reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions compared to previous generation aircraft.<\/p>\n
It is the only freighter fully meeting ICAO\u2019s 2027 CO\u2082 standards and by the time it enters service it will be 50% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) capable, with a target for 100% by 2030.<\/p>\n
Made of over 70% advanced materials, the A350F will be 46 tonnes lighter than competitors and will feature the industry\u2019s largest main deck cargo door.<\/p>\n
Beno\u00eet de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry, executive vice president of sales of the commercial aircraft business at Airbus<\/a>, said: \u201cWe are delighted to welcome MNG Airlines<\/a> as the latest customer for the A350F, underscoring the strong market appeal for this game-changing freighter.<\/p>\n READ MORE NEWS: VietJet orders up to 150 Airbus A321neo aircraft<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Paris Air Show 2025: MNG Airlines plans to bolster fleet with two A350Fs<\/a> appeared first on Aviation Business News<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Turkish cargo airline, MNG Airlines, has become the latest carrier to commit to the all-new A350F, following the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for two aircraft. MNG Airlines says the A350F will become a central element in its future fleet, bringing all the benefits of an all-new freighter to the its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyrsys.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}