The Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) has announced that has certified the Airbus A350 XWB.
Source: Airbus
Type certificate of the A350-900 was issued on 14/August.
As per the certificate, the A350-900 is capable of carrying 440 passengers (or 268 tonnes) in its maximum capacity and it has a range of up to 8.000 nautical miles and 84.000 pounds of thrust for improved efficiency in fuel consumption.
The certification process in ANAC lasted 13 months and involved at least 8 experts of the Agency, for 8 months, as well as technical personnel from TAM.
Source: Airbus
TAM will receive the first A350-900 aircraft in December this year, starting to operate on the route Guarulhos-Manaus, before placing it in flight between Guarulhos and Miami in 2016.
Source: TLS_A380_A350
The aircraft (MSN24) is currently on the final assembly line in Toulouse and it should airborne in November.
Source: Airbus
In addition to 27 aircraft ordered by TAM, Azul ordered 5 A350-900 that should begin to be delivered in 2017.
Based on the press release “ANAC certifica nova aeronave comercial da Airbus”.
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