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Civilian aviation news January 2, 2014

A350 MSN2 rolls out of paint hangar with special ‘Carbon’ livery

Will also be the first to fly with full passenger cabin for ‘Early Long Flights’ 2 January 2014 On Thursday 2nd January 2014 Airbus rolled-out…

Civilian aviation news November 17, 2013

Rolls-Royce wins $5bn Etihad Airways order to power 50 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft

Rolls-Royce has won a $5bn order from Etihad Airways for Trent XWB engines, the world’s most efficient engine flying today, to power 50 Airbus A350…

Civilian aviation news November 17, 2013

Etihad Airways orders 50 A350 XWB, 36 A320neo and one A330-200F

Another vote of confidence from a leading Middle East carrier for Airbus 17 November 2013 Etihad Airways, national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has…

Civilian aviation news November 4, 2013

Fifth and final A350 XWB test aircraft enters final assembly line

Assembly of MSN5, the fifth and final member of the A350 XWB flight test fleet is now underway with the fuselage joining process. This follows…

Civilian aviation news October 14, 2013

Second A350 XWB test aircraft successfully completes first flight

14 October 2013 The second A350 XWB to fly, MSN3, has just landed back at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport France, shortly after 14:30 hours local time, after…

Civilian aviation news October 7, 2013

Rolls-Royce welcomes Japan Airlines order for 31 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft

Rolls-Royce today welcomed a decision by Japan Airlines to order 31 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, which are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. The Trent…

Civilian aviation news September 19, 2013

Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines worth $1.5bn to power 25 Lufthansa aircraft

Lufthansa has selected Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines worth $1.5bn, including TotalCare® service support, to power 25 Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The airline also has options for…

Civilian aviation news September 19, 2013

A350 XWB joins the A330 and A380 for an Airbus “Xtra-widebody” family flight

The Airbus widebody family of flight test aircraft, the A380, A330 and the all-new A350 XWB, took off from Toulouse today flying together for the…

Civilian aviation news September 16, 2013

Harbin Composite Manufacturing Centre delivers 1st major A350 part

Airbus’ newest joint venture in China progresses well on A350 work packages 16 September 2013 Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre (HMC), a joint venture…

Civilian aviation news September 2, 2013

Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier gets first-hand experience of A350 XWB

Airbus President & CEO, Fabrice Brégier has enjoyed his first experience on-board the A350 XWB MSN1 during a routine test flight which lasted close to…

Civilian aviation news July 29, 2013

The A350 XWB makes its first commercial flight – virtually

Airbus’ next-generation A350 XWB carried its first “passengers” this week – without ever leaving the ground. On board “Cabin 0” – a ground-based representative section…

Civilian aviation news July 15, 2013

A350 XWB achieves 92 flight test hours since first flight

Flight envelope opened and key systems tests successfully performed 15 July 2013 The A350 XWB MSN1 has performed well during the first 92 flight test…

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