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A350 MSN3 without engines.

Batch-1 A350 prototypes have rework scheduled as part of the Final Assembly process.Source: Publico.ptThis rework is a matter of weeks as compared to years for the initial 787.Airbus has installed...

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A350 flights to Nepal with medics and relief supplies.

MSN5 flight prototype with cabin interior is flying to Katmandu transporting aid relief and medical personnel on behalf of several French NGOs.Source: Constantin RulffsThe A350 will on it's...

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A350 high reliability. Only 2 punctual issues impacting operations between...

With the caveat that we are only looking at 2 aircraft flying 2 daily rotations between Doha-Frankfurt, it seems that dispatch reliability for the initial period is around 98%.Source: FraviationThere...

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TAP order for a dozen of A350 could be cancelled if the privatization plan...

"The new aircraft are ordered, these aircraft have a much higher market value than was paid, the payment are recovered ... often, a way to maintain a company is to look for some added value for the...

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Delivery of "around 17" A350 scheduled in 2015.

Leeham News has ran into Qatar Airways’ aircraft acceptance team with CEO Akbar al Baker and their Airbus account manager while at an Airbus visitor’s hotel and picked up interestinginformation.Source:...

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Aeroflot CEO warns after EU sanctions: "now the market is not ready for the...

Although Aeroflot is 51% owned by the Russian government, Aeroflot CEO Saveliev said the carrier is a “free-market friend”.There is no mistaking the damage the crisis in Ukraine has inflicted on the...

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Who is Patrick Piedrafita and his challenges in the A350.

The Toulousain Patrick Piedrafita has become Head of A350 program. He received in late-2014 from Fabrice Brégier the prestigious French award of “Chevalier de l'Ordre national de la Légion...

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A350 to New York and Boston in March/2016

Qatar Airways has announced the next phase of its USA route development with the introduction of 3 new passenger routes to Los Angeles, Boston and Atlanta.With these new destinations, Qatar Airways...

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10 ordered A350s by Air Asia X could be cancelled or converted to A330neo.

Will Air Asia X take delivery of the 10 Airbus A350-900 XWB that it ordered?It is not-clear, according to the latest statements by the leader of Air Asia Group.Speaking in Las Vegas on 28/April at the...

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More than 1000 3D-printed parts for A350 prototypes.

Israeli 3D printer provider Stratasys has announced that Airbus has produced more than 1000 parts on its Stratasys FDM 3D Production Systems.The parts were installed in the A350 flight test prototypes,...

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3rd A350 delivered to Qatar Airways.

The MSN9 aircraft has been delivered to Qatar Airways today, flying from Toulouse to Doha.Source: Jujug SpottingThis A350-900 had the register F-WZFDD when she airborne last 27/March and it is planned...

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Airbus trying to buy A350-supplier PFW rescued 4 years ago

Airbus has begun contacting potential buyers of jetliner supplier PFW, which it rescued in 2011 basically to avoid impacts in A350 program deliveries.Airbus has asked buyout groups and peers to bid for...

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Spirit AeroSystems invests in automation to meet ramp-up on the A350,...

Spirit CEO Larry Lawson said in a conference call with analysts that the company is benefiting from performance improvements and cost reductions, and a healthy demand for the aircraft components it...

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Core and fan for flying testbed A350-1000 engine will be mated at Rolls-Royce...

Rolls-Royce is assembling the first flight-test version of the Trent XWB-97 A350-1000 engine, the highest-thrust production engine ever made by the manufacturer.Source: Aviation WeekThe fan case for...

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Qatar 4th A350 MSN10 airborne.

The MSN10 aircraft has completed today her First Flight, departing from Toulouse.This 4th A350 for Qatar Airways will join in coming weeks the commercial route Doha - Singapore operated with another...

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The A350 joins tribute to the A400M.

The A350 has flown today from Toulouse a few miles behind the A400M on its first flight since the deadly accident last Saturday.Source: José A.Bejarano @joseabejaranoThe MSN5 carrying employees and...

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Qatar announces the long haul work for A350s after a 1 year long introduction...

The first destinations of the A350 (Doha-Frankfurt and Doha-Singapore) are mid-range, with flying times of 6 to 8 hours.Source: Jujug SpottingThese can be seen as introductory rotations, close to...

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The A380 flying testbed MSN001 will be used for A350-1000´s Trent XWB-97...

The 97,000-lb.-thrust engine due to fly after summer is the first of 2 units destined for initial evaluation flights on the Airbus A380 flying testbed MSN001, and will be used for evaluating engine...

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A350 engineering team from Wichita to support manufacturing ramp-up in...

Airbus Americas has decided to shift some engineering work on its A350 to Europe after a month-long evaluation of where it places its work.Source: romain6082“The Airbus Wichita team has been engaged on...

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TAMs first A350 final assembly progress towards delivery in 2015.

The first A350-900 for TAM Airlines is progressing well in the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, with joining of the wings, the horizontal and vertical tail plane, the main landing gear and the...

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