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John Leahy: "There is plenty of time to study A350 stretched versions in the...
Airbus may study a possible stretched version of the A350-1000 but will not rush into a decision, its sales chief said at the annual Airbus news conference.The European planemaker has not ruled out...
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Cathay Pacific to focus on the “small details” in the cabin interior of the...
Cathay Pacific is considering an upgrade to its current first class and business class seats, timed for the debut of the ‘game-changing’ Airbus A350 XWB as the backbone of its new international...
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ATK extends current contract for composite stringers and frames manufacturing...
ATK has finalized an agreement with Airbus to manufacture and supply composite stringers and frames on the A350-1000 model. The contract expansion adds to the work already being performed on the A350...
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Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines are the most important customers of the...
Without mentioning Emirates, Etihad and Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways as the launch customer and Singapore Airlines are the most important customers of the A350. And Airbus will try to avoid creating...
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787 and A350 head to head at an air show for the first time. Next week, in...
The rival latest-generation widebodies from Airbus and Boeing will go head to head at an air show for the first time at the Singapore air show, which kicks off next week on 11/February.Southeast Asia...
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Qatar Airways CEO assesses A350 progress; “I am pleased with what I have...
Qatar Airways CEO, Akbar Al Baker, visited Airbus' facilities in Toulouse to get first-hand information on the A350 programme's progress.During his site-tour, Mr Al Baker unveiled Airbus’ newest flight...
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A350 XWB makes debut at Doha
An A350 XWB flight test aircraft (MSN3) has made its premiere appearance at Doha’s new Hamad international airport, on its way to the Singapore Airshow. The visit is part of the Entry-into-Service...
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A350 XWB at Singapore Airshow on 11/Feb. First ever Airshow-flying display.
The Asia-Pacific region is a core market for Airbus with nearly 100 airlines across the region, more than 2,400 Airbus aircraft in service and over 1,700 aircraft on order for future delivery. That is...
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Spanish Tier1 Alestis rescue-plan. “It was an exclusively financial issue”...
Brégier answered a question from a Spanish journalist on the situation of Alestis, the Tier1 in charge of the A350 Belly Fairing and the fuselage section 19.1.Brégier stated that the company has never...
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Triumph Aerostructures onboard the A350 XWB.
Triumph Group has announced that its subsidiary, Triumph Aerostructures-Vought Aircraft Division, and Airbus have reached an agreement to provide machined and assembled structural components for the...
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A350 Trust building with Qatar Airways.
The Airbus A50 XWB carrying Qatar’s flag makes its first landing at the Hamad International Airport last week. Qatar Airways CEO Al-Baker said, “This is yet another key milestone in Qatar’s aviation...
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More than 1000 flight hours and 500 cycles logged by the first 2 A350...
The Airbus A350 flight test program is going much better than expected, according to the company’s Senior Vice President Flight and Integration Tests Fernando Alonso. The two test aircraft flying are...
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A350 makes debut at Singapore Airshow
The A350 XWB flight test aircraft (MSN3) has performed its first ever airshow flying display today at Singapore Changi Airport for the Singapore Airshow.On its way to Singapore, MSN3 passed the...
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The longest flight of the A350 MSN3 prototype; more than 14 hours direct...
The flight back from the show will be direct SIN-TLS, at 14.5h this will be longest to date.The flying prototype MSN3 that has been in the Singapore AirShow since last weekend will return to Toulouse...
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MSN2 cabin equipped A350 prototype will airborne by 25/February
Based on the information published by Le Journal de l'Aviation that is quoting Frank Chapman, the 3rdflying prototype of the A350 will airborne before end of February. Although in a first version of...
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Spirit AeroSystems does not mention the A350 program in its 2013 big-looses...
Spirit AeroSystems recorded a net loss of $587 million in the 4th quarter of 2013, in part because of additional charges on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner program, the company reported last Thursday. That...
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Another 10 A350-800 converted to A350-900 in January.
A look at Airbus' January 2014 orders & deliveries report reveals that 2 more customers have switched from the A350-800XWB to the larger A350-900XWB model. ILFC switched its remaining 6...
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Airbus' 3 challenges by Aboulafia
Based on the opinion-article that aerospace consultant Richard Aboulafia has published in Aviation Week, Airbus faces 3 particular challenges:First, it must decide how best to compete with Boeing’s...
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Onboard the MSN3 A350 prototype. (video)
Airbus has taken a new approach with the A350 which it was showcased for the first time at the Singapore Airshow. Because the plane on display was a test aircraft with no cabin fittings, just a few...
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The discussions on German A350 loan are over.
Airbus has signaled that it no longer expects to get financial aid from Germany for the development of the A350, underscoring how a wide-ranging restructuring of the aerospace giant has loosened the...
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