The world's newest airliner, the Airbus A350 XWB will visit Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Haikou and Chengdu soon on a week-long demo tour around China, the European manufacturer announced Thursday.

Airbus faces a challenge to meet delivery targets for the A350 jet this year due to problems with suppliers, the head of the European planemaker said in remarks published on Wednesday.

China's HNA Group, the biggest shareholder of Azul Brazilian Airlines, will take delivery of two Airbus A350-900 jetliners the Brazilian company had expected to receive in 2018.

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said it's talking with Airbus Group SE about the planemaker's proposal for a bigger version of the newest A350 wide-body, a model which needs to attract a strong set of initial customers to get the go ahead.

Cathay Pacific Airways has become the sixth airline to operate the world's latest and most efficient twin engine widebody airliner. The airline's first aircraft featuring the carrier's new livery has arrived at its home base in Hong Kong.

Cathay Pacific has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350 XWB, with an A350-900 touching down at Hong Kong International Airport on Sunday morning after a nonstop flight from Toulouse.

China Airlines has officially unveiled the cabin designs of its A350, ahead of the aircraft delivery in July.

Tianjin Airlines welcomed its first wide-body aircraft -- an Airbus A330-200 -- at Tianjin Binhai International Airport on May 5, embarking on its first long-haul flights to Moscow and London in June.

China Eastern Airlines has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 20 A350-900 aircraft, making the airline the latest customer for the aircraft.

China Eastern Airlines announced on Thursday it has placed an order for 35 wide-body jets from Boeing and Airbus, as part of long-haul fleet modernization.