Broughton-made wings fly as EgyptAir takes first A350
Wings manufactured at the Airbus site in Broughton are now in service on EgyptAir’s long-haul fleet after the airline took delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
The aircraft was handed over in Toulouse on 9 February, marking EgyptAir’s entry into the A350 programme and making it the first airline in North Africa to operate the type.
The A350-900 is the first of 16 ordered by EgyptAir and will support the airline’s long-haul fleet modernisation and network expansion from its Cairo hub.
Planned routes include new non-stop services to destinations on the US West Coast and in North Asia.
All A350 wings are designed and manufactured at Airbus’s Broughton factory in Flintshire, where thousands of workers are involved in the production of wings for the company’s widebody aircraft.
EgyptAir’s new aircraft is configured in two classes, with 30 Business Class suites offering direct aisle access and 310 Economy Class seats.
It features the latest Airspace cabin, designed to improve comfort and ergonomics on long-haul flights for passengers and crew.
The A350 is capable of flying up to 9,700 nautical miles, around 18,000 kilometres, non-stop.
Airbus says the aircraft delivers around a 25 per cent reduction in fuel burn, operating costs and carbon dioxide emissions compared with previous generation widebody aircraft, through the use of advanced aerodynamics, lightweight materials and latest-generation Rolls-Royce engines.
The aircraft is already able to operate with up to 50 per cent Sustainable Aviation Fuel, with Airbus aiming for all its aircraft to be capable of flying on up to 100 per cent SAF by 2030.
EgyptAir currently operates an all-Airbus fleet including A320neo, A321neo and A330 Family aircraft. By the end of January 2026, the A350 Family had secured more than 1,500 orders from 67 customers worldwide.
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