Development of the larger A350-1000 is “more than halfway through”, A350 program manager Didier Evrard said, with the first aircraft due to enter final assembly at the beginning of 2016.
Source: Airbus
Several major components for the jet are already being manufactured, including wing covers, the centre wing-box, the main landing-gear and carbon-fibre components for the doors.
Source: Maew Spotter
In 2nd half of 2015 the subassembly of large work-packages will progress in order to start the final assembly in Toulouse in 1Q/2016 with the first flight scheduled after the summer in 2016.
Source: Airbus
“This aircraft benefits a lot from the -900,” says Evrard, adding that Airbus has been able to implement a “right-first-time” approach for the -1000.
Based on the article “Twelve customer A350s in final assembly” published in Flight Global.
"Suppliers" are also "on time"
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You are right. Premium Aerotec, as a major partner in the Program, started in October the A350-1000 manufacturing as detailed in this blog last 22/Oct
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