The second of three Qantas ultra long-haul research flights landed in Sydney on Friday 19 hours and 19 minutes after taking off from London Heathrow.
Airbus's BelugaXL has received its type certificate from EASA.
The ATSB is calling for modifications to the Pratt & Whitney PW4000-100 series engine used on the Airbus A330 to be made mandatory.
Air France says it choose between the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350 in the coming weeks to replace its Airbus A380 fleet.
Airbus lowers its 2019 delivery target to 860 commercial aircraft.
There was a time when being first into the market with the latest jet from Boeing or Airbus was a winning formula for progressive airlines. Over the past few years, however, being a prime mover has become a risky and highly costly business as repeated operational glitches plague some of the newest models.
