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A350’s maintenance program submitted for approval to authorities.
The A350’s maintenance program has been submitted for approval to the EASA, FAA and Transport Canada airworthiness authorities, representing a major milestone in preparations for the jetliner’s service...
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Premium Aerotec A350 Tier1 trying to recover the critical situation of 2013...
German aircraft parts supplier Premium Aerotec GmbH expects to book a positive operating result in 2014 after incurring a loss before interest and tax of EUR 620 million in 2013. The turnover figure...
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Someone has reserved 'A350-300' Internet domains.
Recent Internet domain-registration activity suggests a concerted effort, by unidentified parties, to protect particular names including 'A350-300' and...
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A350 Full-flight Simulator approval for summer
Airbus is preparing to secure approval for its full-flight A350 simulator. It is located at the company’s Flight Training Centre in Toulouse.This training device has been fine-tuned using data from the...
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What could we see in Farnborough next week concerning the A350 XWB? A330neo,...
At Farnborough, “the eyes of the aviation world are on Airbus,” said Richard Aboulafia, longtime aerospace analyst with the Teal Group. “There isn’t the same level of existential dilemma for Boeing at...
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FIA 2014: A330neo officially launched as “complementation” for A350 family.
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has today officially opened the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2014. He has visited the MSN4 A350 prototype accompanied by Tom Enders (Airbus Group...
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A350 route to Certification (1): maximum energy rejected take-off test next week
Airbus is targeting the type certification in early September. But there is one important test to be performed before.VideocaptureThe maximum energy rejected take-off eight test is to be undertaken...
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A350 route to Certification (2): extensive route proving campaign in two weeks
Airbus is facing one important test milestone before the A350 can be certified in early September; the extensive route proving campaign.http://www.airbus.com/galleries/photo-gallery/Airbus is preparing...
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Air Mauritius orders 4 A350-900s. Total of 746 orders as of today for A350...
Air Mauritius, the flag carrier of Mauritius has decided to expand and modernise its long-haul fleet with a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for 4 A350-900 aircraft....
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Only 4 A350 XWB commitments in Airbus 'Best Ever Farnborough Air Show'.
Airbus signed firm orders for a total of 358 aircraft and MoUs (memorandum of understanding) for a further 138 at the Farnborough Air Show.http://www.airbus.com/galleries/photo-gallery/. © AirbusThe...
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Spirit outsources A350 fuselage-floor manufacturing to its new “French...
Figeac Aero will open a factory in Saint-Nazaire after winning a $60 million contract with Spirit AeroSystems for the manufacturing of 2 fuselage-floor-structures for the A350 XWB.Source: Figeac...
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Airbus takes total control of Premium Aerotec to avoid impacting A350 ramp-up
Airbus has nominated Andreas Fehring as the new COO of Premium Aerotec starting next 1/August. This important movement is part of the Intervention Plan in place in the German Tier1, only one year after...
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A350-1000 update and engineering overview (1/4)
The first stretched variant of the A350XWB is likely to appear around MSN60 of the A350-900. Nevertheless, Program Executive Vice President Didier Evrard acknowledged that there is “a lot to do;...
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A350-1000 engine overview (2/4). 1st engine run carried out. Video.
Rolls-Royce has just carried out the first run of the higher-thrust Trent XWB-97 engine which will power the A350-1000. The powerplant is scheduled to fly on a testbed next year, with Airbus aiming to...
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A350-1000 update and manufacturing overview (3/4)
Airbus has started manufacturing forgings for the root joint on the centre wing-box of the A350-1000. Centre wing-box assembly will commence by the end of this year with the aim of delivering it to the...
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A350-1000 assembly and marketing overview (4/4)
Program Executive Vice President Didier Evrard said the first A350-1000 tooling has been installed in partner factories in preparation for initial manufacture of subassemblies, which is scheduled to...
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A350 route proving all around the world for 3 weeks.
MSN5 flight test prototype, equipped with cabin interiors, has already began a 3-week route-proving campaign, marking the start of the final certification stage for the...
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Last critical test done prior to A350 certification. Braking at high speed...
Airbus has carried out last 19/July the maximum-energy rejected take-off with its MSN1 prototype at the Istres base, final major test prior to certification of the A350-900.While the A350 had already...
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Hawaiian Airlines cancels their A350-800 order the week after Farnborough...
If the Farnborough Airshow balance for the A350 was poor with only 4 A350-900 included in the MoU of Air Mauritius, it could be in red-numbers if Hawaiian Airlines announcement of switching from their...
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A350 overweight concerns were part of the reason for Emirates´ Order...
In this article by FT, it is stated that Emirates Airline dropped the contract for 70 A350s last month partly because of concerns about the aircraft’s weight, and therefore its fuel...
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