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A350 World Tour continues; MSN5 will be flying between Hong Kong and...
The Airbus A350 XWB landed for the very first time at Hong International Airport (HKAI) last 28/July.Photo by @Ed_ChaiThe aircraft, MSN005 has to fly a representative airline schedule, demonstrating...
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"History has shown the manufacturer with the biggest twin-engine jetliner wins"
This is the conclusion by Richard Aboulafia -vice president at aerospace consultancy Teal Group- when talking about the bigger and bigger aircraft that are currently under development by both Boeing...
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A350-800 future not clear.
For the A350-800, Airbus still has no clear answer. It is contractually obliged to deliver the first aircraft in 2016, one year ahead of the -1000, although it has been trying to delay entry into...
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A350-900; from development phase to series ramp up. “Head of version” concept.
The improvement plans of suppliers for the A350 are in the spotlight as the -900 variant moves closer to certification and entry into service and Airbus’s focus shifts from development challenges to an...
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Eaton is developing many sub-systems for the new Trent XWB-97 engine for the...
Power management company Eaton announced that Rolls-Royce Corporation recently selected Eaton to continue providing its proven engine build-up solution for the Trent XWB-97 engine program (which will...
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Kuwaiti parliament gives the green light to the Kuwait Airways´ agreement for...
A Kuwaiti parliamentary committee investigating a Kuwait Airways deal to buy and lease aircraft from Airbus has ruled the agreement legitimate.The airline said in December it had signed a provisional...
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These are some of the problems detected during A350-900 flight test campaign
With the A350, “what has pleased me most is that we have initiated a lot of ground testing,” says Fernando Alonso, the Airbus executive in charge of flight testing. “We have made significant...
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UAE nationals from Strata Manufacturing visits the A350.
Last week a delegation of UAE nationals from Strata Manufacturing visited an Airbus A350 aircraft that underwent extreme climate testing at Al Ain International Airport.The delegation had the...
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Air New Zealand will consider the A350 for future Boeing 777 replacement.
Air New Zealand will run the ruler over both the Boeing 777X and Airbus A350 as replacements for its current long-range Boeing 777 fleet, the airline...
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Russian titanium in the A350 program and EU sanctions.
Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders said the company isn't concerned about supply disruptions of titanium from Russia even as the European Union imposes new sanctions on Russia.Airbus's relationship with...
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Aer Lingus to decide between already-ordered A350 or the A330neo.
Aer Lingus has announced that it will study the A330neo's "capabilities and its potential suitability" for its future long-haul operations.http://www.airbus.com/galleries/photo-gallery/Aer Lingus...
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Airline 1 new concept to ensure mature EIS of the A350.
One important feature in the maturity campaign has been what Airbus calls Airline 1. This entails mirroring airline operations by applying key performance indicators, such as reliability or...
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A350-900 will join Iberia’s long-haul fleet
International Airlines Group (IAG) has converted 8 A350-900 options into firm orders for Iberia. The airline becomes a new customer for the A350XWB Family.IAG secured commercial terms for the A350...
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GKN´s A350 ramp-up on track; more rear-wing-spars shipped in H1/2014 than in...
GKN, a supplier of aircraft structures to Airbus and Boeing, said it has doubled production rates for the A350 model as it nears service entry.GKN makes 27-meter rear wing spars that hold key parts...
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Lufthansa could order more A350s if it works its planned low-cost long-haul...
German carrier Lufthansa is likely to expand its planned low-cost long-haul operations if their launch goes well, its Chief Executive Carsten Spohr told The Financial Times.Lufthansa last month...
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A350 route-proving campaign successfully completed prior to the Type...
Airbus has been working hard to complete A350 flight testing in preparation for formal European Aviation Safety Agency airworthiness approval in coming weeks.By 13/August, the five A350 test aircraft...
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ETOPS target of 420 minutes for A350.
While the A350 will receive extended operations clearance of 180 minutes upon certification, the ultimate aim for Airbus is that the aircraft will be able to fly virtually unrestricted anywhere around...
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Spirit Aerosystems makes significant progress in the A350 with more than 1...
Spirit AeroSystems reported second quarter 2014 financial results including continued healthy demand for large commercial aircraft and strong mature program operating performance. Spirit’s second...
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TAM will start receiving the A350-900 in December/2015.
LATAM Airlines Group, Latin America's largest airline, confirmed that the 27 A350-900 on the orderbook will arrive between December/2015 and 2019.Santiago-based LATAM is the result of a 2012 merger of...
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A350 Partial-Evacuation Tests were done at Toulouse
The partial evacuation tests was performed on 11/April in Saint Martin site at Toulouse with the MSN2 prototype. Two different tests were carried out in the presence of the appropriate airworthiness...
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