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A350 Spirit Aerosystem deliveries down in Q3. Ramp-up or ramp-down?
Spirit AeroSystems has reported Q3/2014 financial results reflecting continued healthy demand for large commercial aircraft and strong mature program operating performance. Spirit's Q3/2014 revenues...
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A350 in 2014: -62 net orders.
A350-900 order cancellation by Emirates (#50) has not been forgotten yet. During 2014 only 3 new airlines have ordered A350-900s;Kuwait Airways: #10Lybian Airlines:#2Iberia: #8Source:...
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GE Aviation starts A350-1000 wing FTE manufacturing.
Production of the wing fixed trailing edge package for Airbus’ A350-1000 jetliner has begun at GE Aviation at Hamble (UK).The first element produced is a spoiler hinge bracket (Spoiler 1 Hinge Bracket...
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Is the launch of A330neo the consequence or is the cause of the A350-800...
As airlines evolve with changing times, they are pushing aircraft makers for more modern and fuel-efficient planes. The A330neo is Airbus' attempt to rejuvenate demand for its highly successful but...
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A350 miniatures passion to business; My Hobby House.
In this article we have the history of Alex Yap who has been playing with model aircraft since secondary school.Thanks to the efforts of local airlines in promoting the aviation industry as a career...
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A350 Finnair seat map.
Finnair will be the first A350 operator in Europe.They have unveiled the seat map of the A350-900 that they will start receiving in mid-2015. All of their 11 ordered aircraft will be delivered before...
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TAP Portugal, the 4th customer of the A350-900, plans to start receiving it...
TAP will receive the first of 5 A350-900 airplanes in Q1/2017, 10 years after Fernando Pinto signed the contract with Airbus.Source: AirbusThe Portuguese airline ordered 12 aircraft and will be the 4th...
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Airbus invites Aer Lingus “to have one more look at the A330neo” before...
Aer Lingus is to continue studying the new Airbus A330neo before finalising delivery plans for the 9 A350s that it has long been committed to taking from Airbus.The Irish airline initially ordered 6...
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Virgin Atlantic will replace 747s in 9 months. Low possibilities for the A350.
Virgin Atlantic Airways Chief Executive Craig Kreeger said the carrier will decide in 5 to 9 months how to replace Boeing 747 jets used on leisure routes amid one of the biggest revamps of the British...
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A350-900 Type Certification by FAA
Airbus has announced that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given safety approval to the A350-900.FAA Administrator Michael Huerta, Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety Peggy...
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Chinese airlines want A350s now. But they have not ordered it for 4 years.
Chinese demand is a factor behind Airbus’s keenness to build the A350 faster than the rate of 10 a month planned for 2018.“We don’t have many early delivery slots to offer customers in China,” and none...
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Hexcel will expand carbon fiber capacity for A350 ramp-up with a new plant in...
Hexcel Corp. announced on September that it will expand its carbon fiber production capacity through the addition of new precursor and carbon fiber lines in Roussillon, France. The $250 million...
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A350 landing gear supplier Messier-Bugatti-Dowty unveils a Flow Line in it´s...
UK Business secretary Vince Cable announced almost £6 million of funding for Staverton-based aerospace business Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, which employs an estimated 1,000 staff.He unveiled a new...
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A350 lithium-ion batteries comparing with 787 system: double number of...
Airbus and supplier Saft have confirmed several key details of the A350-900’s rechargeable lithium-ion batteries which are soon to become the production standard.Though incomplete, the details show...
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A350 starts an 11-day Asian Demo-Tour.
The MSN5 flight prototype of the Airbus A350-900 has started today from Toulouse its very first demo tour taking it on an 11-day trip around Asia. This Asian Demo Tour comes just after the EASA and FAA...
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First A350 delivery to Qatar scheduled on 12/12
Qatar Airways will take delivery of its first Airbus A350 on schedule next month, said Akbar Al Baker, the airlines chief executive in Dubai today.Source: AirbusThe Doha-based airline recently rejected...
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French Economy Minister visits A350 manufacturing line in Aerolia and says...
French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron has said that the merger of Sogerma and Aerolia, 100% subsidiaries of Airbus Group was "a good decision"."This is really a good decision. The social partners,...
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Delta orders 25 A350-900s.
Airbus has won the competition for 50 wide-body airplanes and they will sell Delta 25 A350-900s and 25 A330-900s.According to the information published as a global exclusive –Delta wanted to announce...
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“Some additional surprises” by Qatar Airways CEO expected in the A350...
Qatar Airways took delivery of its first A380 in September, following a 3-month standoff with Airbus over the quality of cabin fittings. "It cost us nearly three months ... In revenue over $200...
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Once the development phase of the A350´s Trent XWB engine is finished,...
Rolls-Royce is planning to cut 2.600 positions over the next 18 months, mainly within its aerospace division.The restructuring is intended to save $128 million per year, although it will result in an...
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