Korean Air places Airbus A350F-order
On 31 October 2025, Airbus announced that Korean Air has become the newest customer for its new A350F. The airline has decided to convert seven A350-1000s it had on order into an order for the freighter-variant. As a result of the conversion, the open A350-orders for Korean Air now consists of the seven A350Fs, six A350-900s and 20 A350-1000s.
No delivery timeline has been communicated by either company, although Airbus is aiming for entry into commercial service of the A350F in 2027.
Korean Air will use its new freighters to replace older aircraft in the fleet. The airline's cargo-fleet is currently made-up of four Boeing B747-400Fs, seven B747-8Fs, and twelve B777Fs.
Airbus has now received orders for 78 A350Fs, which breaks down into:
- 6 by Air China
- 4 by Air France
- 10 by Avilease
- 6 by Cathay Pacific
- 8 by CMA CGM
- 7 by Etihad Airways
- 7 by Korean Air
- 3 by Martinair
- 2 by Silk Way West Airlines
- 7 by Singapore Airlines
- 10 by STARLUX Airlines
- 5 by Turkish Airlines
- 3 by Undisclosed customer
Illustration by Airbus.
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