Etihad Airways is delaying the entry into service of 5 Airbus A350-1000 jets as it strives to return to profitability after 3 consecutive years of losses. The carrier has been downsizing its fleet and route network following a failed strategy to rapidly expand to compete with more established Gulf airlines like Emirates. "Etihad Airways will re-time the entry into service of 5 new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft as part of its ongoing business transformation plan," an airline spokesman said Wednesday. The spokesman said the largest version of the A350 jet remained important to Etihad's future plans, but did not say when the airline would start using it. Etihad has canceled billions of dollars in aircraft orders, including for 40 of the smaller A350-900 jets and 2 A350-1000s, as part of a 5-year turnaround strategy started in 2016. <br/>