22 October 2012

A350 XWB Vertical Tail Plane for MSN001 painted

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Airbus has showed for first time the vertical tail plane VTP of the first flyable A350 XWB (MSN001) painted in the Airbus livery.  ...

Video of the A350 XWB Final Assembly Line in previous days to the official inaguration

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This video of the french TF1 channel shows the A350 XWB FAL status and different type of activities. It also includes some words from Air...

A350 XWB FAL building. Eco-efficient means that 56% electricity comes from the solar roof

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Airbus will celebrate on 23/October the official inauguration of the A350 XWB Final Assembly Line in the presence of Airbus President &...
21 October 2012

Assuring the A350 XWB ramp up in GKN Aerospace -wing rear spar and fixed trailing edge- requires to improve performance while increase means/resources investment and production rate.

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Airbus is looking to its complex supply chain for even sharper performance as it seeks to smooth out any remaining kinks in its producti...
20 October 2012

Loan share in A350 XWB does not match exactly with the workshare

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A350 XWB development is supported by four partner nations; United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain. Airbus estimated the development ...
19 October 2012

A350 XWB fuel efficient aircraft. But airlines can also take actions to save fuel.

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The overall fuel consumption of commercial passenger jet aircraft has been drastically reduced over the last 50 years. Airbus has played i...
17 October 2012

A350 XWB: the wings will be shipped to assembly line in Toulouse next week

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Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier said in a Bloomberg TV interview, when talking about the A350 XWB status that "the wings will be shipped to ...