18 August 2014

What should do Airbus to compete against 777X: the A350-1100 or a new “A370”?

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Almost 15 years ago, Airbus took a huge bet on one segment of the market—very large aircraft. With the A380 still a heavy financial burden...
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17 August 2014

A350 Partial-Evacuation Tests were done at Toulouse

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The partial evacuation tests was performed on 11/April in Saint Martin site at Toulouse with the MSN2 prototype. Two different tests were c...
16 August 2014

TAM will start receiving the A350-900 in December/2015.

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LATAM Airlines Group, Latin America's largest airline, confirmed that the 27 A350-900 on the orderbook will arrive between December/201...
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15 August 2014

Spirit Aerosystems makes significant progress in the A350 with more than 1 shipset/month rate.

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Spirit AeroSystems reported second quarter 2014 financial results including continued healthy demand for large commercial aircraft and stro...
14 August 2014

ETOPS target of 420 minutes for A350.

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While the A350 will receive extended operations clearance of 180 minutes upon certification, the ultimate aim for Airbus is that the ai...
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13 August 2014

A350 route-proving campaign successfully completed prior to the Type Certification. Videos.

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Airbus has been working hard to complete A350 flight testing in preparation for formal European Aviation Safety Agency airworthiness approv...
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12 August 2014

Lufthansa could order more A350s if it works its planned low-cost long-haul operations.

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German carrier Lufthansa is likely to expand its planned low-cost long-haul operations if their launch goes well, its Chief Executive Carst...