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A350 landed for the first time in Paris and in Munich.
The A350 flight test prototype MSN2 has landed today at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and Munich Franz Josef Strauss airport for the first time ever.Source: What the flightThe aircraft has been used...
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A350 wiring made by women in Morocco.
Labinal Power Systems Morocco (subsidiary of the Safran Group) has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its site at Aïn Atiq in Temara with an annual growth of 30% and 1.300 employees.Safran CEO Jean...
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Airbus no longer mentions the A350-800 in their press releases
Starting with the press release of the visit to Madrid airport of the A350 last 19/Feb, Airbus has stopped mentioning the A350-800 as a A350 family member.Source: Airbus"The A350 XWB is available in 2...
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Maintenance data-sharing remains a challenge for A350 operators.
Many data types move through the aviation ecosystem for many reasons. There are strategic aims to sharing some data, for example on performance and reliability, to improve safety, performance and...
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A350-1000 engine 3rd example on its way to Canada for ice testing.
10 months after delivery to Airbus of the first Trent XWWB-84 engines to the A350-900, and 8 months after its first engine run, its sibling the Trent XWB-97 is well into test schedule, with a...
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Air Tahiti Nui orders 787-9 instead of A350s to replace A340s.
French Polynesian flag carrier Air Tahiti Nui has confirmed that will replace its 5 Airbus A340 quad-engine jet fleet with 4 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.The airline will buy 2 aircraft and lease 2 others...
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FAA starts A350 ETOPS certification from 180 min.
The Maximum diversion time extended operations or ETOPS rules determine the maximum amount of flying time planes can stray from the nearest airport. Although EASA's certification calls for 370 minutes...
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Finally 2nd A350 delivered to Qatar Airways
After several delays, the 2nd A350 has been delivered to Qatar Airways.MSN7 will join in coming days Doha-Frankfurt service with the 1st A350.
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Finnair, as Qatar, finances first A350-900 with GECAS.
Finnair group Vice President Treasurer Mika Stirkkinen confirmed the carrier has financed its first two A350-900s with GECAS with both open for “good proposals.”Source: Camile DeschampMr Stirkkinen,...
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Vietnam Airlines A350 roll-out. Video
Airbus has released this video with the A350 MSN14 roll-out where the livery can be watched.Click on the picture to watch the video.It will probably be delivered during next Paris-Air Show in...
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Aer Lingus to receive three A350/year from 2018 to 2020.
Aer Lingus has agreed a revised delivery schedule with Airbus for the delivery of nine A350s, with the first aircraft now set to arrive in 2018.Source: One Mile at a TimeThe Irish flag carrier will now...
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Rolls-Royce production over-capacity for A350-900 ramp-up.
British engineer Rolls-Royce has warned profits this year could fall by as much as 13% on top of an 8% drop last year, saying the low oil price had increased uncertainty for many of its markets and...
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Germany pays 2nd tranche of loan for A350 development.
Germany has agreed to pay Airbus €623 million ($690 million) in loans for the A350, a spokeswoman for the economics ministry said last week.Source: Sebastian SowaThe move was expected after...
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Qatar Airways is happy with A350 performance in the first 2 months from EIS
Qatar Airways CEP Al Baker praises A350's performance during the first 2 months of operation, saying dispatch reliability has been "over and above" Qatar's expectations.The 2nd A350 delivered to Qatar...
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Emirates could order 50-70 A350s or 787s.
Emirates Airline is looking at an order for around 50 to 70 twin-aisle A350 or 787 aircraft, its president said last week.Emirates canceled an order for 70 A350 aircraft last year, saying the new plane...
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Russia & China begin preliminary design of the A350 future competitor.
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) and China’s Comac have begun preliminary design of their proposed joint 250-280-seat widebody airliner, which Moscow now expects to enter service in 2025.This phase...
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AirAsia could postpone A350 deliveries
Malaysia's AirAsia X will cut flights on unprofitable routes, reorganize staff and defer some aircraft deliveries to turn around the loss-making long-haul budget carrier, said the airline's acting...
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200 CDs, 50 games, 1.500 TV programs, Italian sleeper suits … in Qatar´s A350...
Those attending the press conference of Qatar Airways at ITB2015 were updated on the latest amenities on board for First, Business, and Economy Class passengers.First Class passengers will now enjoy...
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Airbus prepares sale of PFW shares
Airbus is apparently preparing a sale of its majority stake in the supplier PFW Aerospace based in Speyer.The sale process could start in the next few months, said people familiar with the...
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A350 EIS Watchtower: full support from Airbus to Qatar Airways.
With the 2nd A350 XWB aircraft commencing commercial twice-daily service between Doha and Frankfurt this month, Airbus is developing new ways of working to facilitate the jetliner’s smooth service...
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