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Civilian aviation news August 4, 2010

Cathay Pacific Airways to order 30 A350 XWBs

Cathay Pacific Airways today announced that it has selected the all-new A350 XWB to form the backbone of its future mid-size widebody fleet, following the…

Civilian aviation news March 10, 2010

United Signs Firm Order for 25 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft

Airline becomes 33rd customer for newest Airbus model United has formalized a commitment originally announced in December 2009, signing a firm order for 25 A350-900…

Civilian aviation news February 23, 2010

Premium AEROTEC in Augsburg receives autoclave for fuselage structure of new Airbus A350 XWB

Premium AEROTEC is gearing up for series production of the new A350 XWB long-haul aircraft. The autoclave (pressurised oven), 25 metres long and eight metres…

Civilian aviation news December 8, 2009

United Airlines selects Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines to power new fleet in $2 billion deal

Rolls-Royce has been selected by United Airlines to power its new fleet of Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. The contract, for 25 Airbus A350 XWB plus…

Civilian aviation news December 4, 2009

A350 XWB first composite lay-up manufactured in Nantes

Building on Airbus’ evolutionary approach to aircraft composites development The first composite lay-up for the A350 XWB has been manufactured today in Nantes, France, and…

Civilian aviation news November 30, 2009

Highly innovative Flap concept, annual production of 140 sets of flaps

30 November 2009 Today Stork Fokker AESP has signed an important contract with Airbus for the development and manufacturing of the composite outboard Flaps for…

Civilian aviation news November 15, 2009

Ethiopian Airlines confirms order for 12 Airbus A350 XWBs

Ethiopian Airlines has today ordered 12 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, bringing total orders for the A350 XWB family to 505, not even three years after…

Civilian aviation news October 22, 2009

Fokker Elmo wins wiring contract for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB aero engine for Airbus A350.

Fokker Elmo wins wiring contract for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB aero engine for Airbus A350. Fokker Elmo, a Stork Aerospace company has signed a contract with…

General Aviation News August 24, 2009

Autoclave for production of the new Airbus A350 XWB arrives at Premium AEROTECâ€™s plant in Nordenham

Premium AEROTEC in Nordenham today took delivery of the 27 meter long autoclave, eight meters high in diameter, for production of the forward fuselage sections…

General Aviation News August 10, 2009

Factory hangar for the new Airbus A350 XWB shoots out of the ground

Premium AEROTEC today has begun the construction of the new 25,000 mÂ² hangar, which will be the manufacturing plant for fiber composite components of the…

Military Aviation News July 31, 2009

Ethiopian Airlines orders 12 Airbus A350 XWBs

Becoming a new Airbus customer with the newest Airbus aircraft Â Ethiopian Airlines, one of the largest and fastest growing airlines in Africa, has signed…

Civilian aviation news June 17, 2009

AirAsia X orders the A350 XWB

AirAsia X, the long haul low cost affiliate of Malaysia’s AirAsia Group, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 10 A350 XWB aircraft. The…

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