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A350 makes a big splash
Airbus has successfully performed certification testing to demonstrate the A350’s ability to operate on wet runways. During these tests at Istres, France, the MSN4, travelled through troughs containing...
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A350 certification by EASA looking at the end of the summer.
Airbus is on track to get safety certification for its A350, by "the end of the summer" as planned, Europe's top air safety regulator said on Wednesday last...
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Spirit AeroSystems preparing for A350 ramp-up. 2nd autoclave and 440...
Spirit AeroSystems Composite Center of Excellence in Kinston has boosted its employee base to 440 people in recent months with more prospective hires in...
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Qatar Airways plans Doha-Perth (Australia) ultra long-haul route with A350s...
Qatar Airways will fly its new Airbus A350 to Perth in early 2015 as one of the launch routes for the next-generation jetliner, according to airline CEO Akbar Al...
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Automatic stringers placement on the A350 fuselage section with Six Degrees...
Within the last decade, laser trackers have improved greatly in functionality. One of the most significant improvements is the ability for a laser tracker to measure in a full Six Degrees of Freedom,...
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A350 prototype will be at Berlin ILA Airshow
MSN4 prototype with Qatar logo as Launch Customer will be at ILA next week, only for the opening day Tuesday 20/May in the static & flying display from...
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Rolls Royce delivers the first production engine for Qatar´s A350. Team great...
Rolls-Royce has delivered its first production line Trent XWB engine to Toulouse, ahead of the Airbus A350-900’s entry into service with Qatar Airways later this year.Click the picture to watch the...
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A350 remains on track as officially reported during Airbus-Group 1Q/2014...
The Airbus A350 is progressing apace and remains on track to be delivered this year.During the First Quarter 2014 Results presentation, concerning the A350 program, Airbus did not reported officially...
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“The A350 is in a critical phase” said the Chief Financial Officer of...
Airbus Group is entering a critical phase in the development of its new A350 passenger jet but flight tests are going well, said The Finance Director Harald...
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Some A350 prototypes are expected to be sold.
Airbus expects eventually to sell part of the A350-900 test fleet to customers, although it has not indicated how many of the 5 jets could be...
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A350 XWB Water ingestion test video
Interesting video of the water ingestion test done by MSN4 test-aircraft in Istres.Click on the picture to watch the videoVideo ©Airbus
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A350 visits ILA Berlin Airshow. Videos
Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Brégier noted that the A350 XWB’s participation in ILA Berlin show opening activities is highly symbolic, as it marks 40 years from the original A300 jetliner’s initial...
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ETOPS certification. How many minutes is the A350 allowed to fly away from...
While European and U.S. regulators most often work in tandem, safety officials say there will be a gap of several months between transatlantic approvals needed to allow the A350 to fly on routes...
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A350 Indoor extreme temperature tests completed.
The MSN2 has left McKinley Climatic Lab at Eglin Air Force base in northwest Florida after completing the extreme hot and cold temperatures tests in 2...
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A350 XWB Program at Germany.
Airbus has reported that the A350 XWB appearance at the 2014 ILA Berlin Air Show has had the dual role of spotlighting Airbus’ newest jetliner and underscoring the company’s important industrial,...
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5th flight test prototype will join the A350 Certification program in coming...
Airbus is continuing the “no surprise” flight program for the A350 XWB, with more than 1.700 hours logged in preparation for certification later this year – clearing the way for deliveries to customer...
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A350 Evacuation tests successfully performed.
Airbus has performed successfully the “partial” evacuation tests at Airbus´ Hamburg site. The tests were done on doors 1 and doors 3. The full test is not necessary in A350 XWB as some equipment is...
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Production-representative engines installed in the A350 MSN5 flight test...
The first set of “production-representative” Trent XWB engines for the A350 is being installed onto the final test aircraft MSN5 in Toulouse after it has left the paint-shop, while the first full...
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A350-1000 “would be ideal for us”. Saudi Arabian discount carrier flynas in...
Saudi Arabian discount carrier flynas has entered into negotiating talks with Airbus on a possible A350-1000 order linked to an upgrade of a deal for 20 A320s, its chief executive has...
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Qatar CEO expects the handover of the first A350-900 “anywhere between...
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker remains confident that his airline will take delivery of its first Airbus A350 in the 4th quarter, and said he is “very satisfied” by the twinjet type’s...
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