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A graphic rendering of the A350 suited up in Singapore Airline s livery The Asian carrier recently added 20 more A350
XWB jetliners to its order
It will offer airlines a nine-abreast
configuration in economy and eight-abreast in premium economy while 10-abreast seating is
available for high-density layouts which would allow the airline to accommodate up to 440
passengers in high-density -- aka cramped -- three-class seating
On the technical side the big appeal for airlines is that over 70 percent of the A350 XWBrsquos
airframe is made from advanced materials that combine composites (53 percent) titanium and
advanced aluminum alloys
A350 in its technology is kind of like a smaller A380rdquo says Bob Lange Airbus VP of marketing
ldquoA lot of the technology wersquore putting into the A350 we pioneered on the A380 first The big
difference is that wersquore using a lot more carbon composite material in the A350 than we are in the
A380 It rsquos a steady evolution rather than revolution Itrsquos f ocused on e fficiency
The A350 is the first Airbus passenger jet to use both fuselage and wing structures made primarily
of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer resulting in lower fuel burn as well as easier maintenance
This is where the comparison to the 787 Dreamliner becomes apt
The 787 one of the most advanced launches into the airline industry in recent years is made up
of 50 percent composites and uses 20 percent less fuel than other aircraft in the same category It
also has bigger dimmable windows and roomier cabins than its predecessors
The A350s advanced technologies will give airlines up to 25 percent better fuel efficiency and
operating costs against todayrsquos aircraft of the same size says Airbus
Also of note are the airplanes intriguing looking winglets - - wing exte nsions t hat play a role in
improving the aircrafts efficiency by increasing the aspect ratio of a wing and thus the lift
generated at the wingtip
More on CNN Boeing 747-8 vs Airbus A380 -- the airline giants face off
( h t t p w ww c n n g o c o m e x p lo r a t i o n s li f e b o e i n g- 7 4 7 - 8 - a n d - a i r b u s - a 3 80 - d e a t h - m a t c h - 1 5 2 56 3 )
For travelers
With the Airbus A350 being
touted as a more efficient plane
many travelers might be hoping
airlines will pass those savings
onto customers
Aviation jour nalist David
Kaminski-Morrow air transport
editor of Flightglobalcom
(httpwwwflightglobalcom) acknowledges that fuel efficiency
is the main feature driving airline
interest in the A350 but while
that might reduce the airlinesrsquo
cost margins itrsquos hard to say
how much of that saving will
ultimately be passed to the
passenger in the form of lower
fares given the elevated
expenditure on fuel
In terms of the inflight experience Airbus promises the A350 XWBrsquos wide fuselage cross-section
will offer passengers an optimum travel experience in all classes of service
Passengers will enjoy more headroom wider panoramic windows and larger overhead storage
space says the company
The cabin cross-section is 220 inches from armrest to armrest so the jetlinerrsquos cabin does provide
the widest seats in its category being five inches larger than its nearest competitor Kaminski-
Morrow doesnt think the difference in fuselage width compared with the Boeing 787 is very much
Itrsquos debatable whether economy-class passengers will notice a marginally wider seat he says
The modern engines may appear quieter something which passengers on the current A380 have
tended to notice
He also adds passengers expecting a groundbreaking plane with futuristic bells and whistles will
likely be disappointed But that isnt necessarily a bad thing given airlines tendency to ding fliers
extra for new experiences
ldquoWhen the A380 came in to service incidentally airlines were actually able to charge passengers
higher fares for the novelty of flying on the new aircraft but I suspect this wonrsquot be repeated ndash- at
least not to the same extent -ndash on the A350 because itrsquos a more conventional designrdquo
Airbus vs Boeing
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 37
Major components and sections of the A350 XWB aremanufactured at Airbus facilities in Germany Spain Franceand the United Kingdom then shipped to the final assembly line in Toulouse France
Inside the A350 assembly plant in Toulouse southern France Airbus is now putting together thefirst flyable A350
Airbusrsquo decision to develop a single aircraft family to challenge both the 787 and the larger 777was a risky move say aviation analysts
ldquoThatrsquos a tall order for a single design and Airbus has particularly struggled with adapting the
A350rsquos larg est ver sion ( the -1000) to compete with t he 777 ndash- a very e fficient high-capacity
aircraftrdquo says Kaminski-Morrow
ldquoAirbus has already had to rethink the design of the A350-1000 which has resulted in a delay in its
entry into airline service but it has also forced Boeing to consider modernizing the 777 in order to
stay ahead of the competitionrdquo
Indeed the pressure is now on Boeing to speed up development of its 777 replacement but the
United States company isnt releasing many details on the revamped aircraft for now dubbed the
777X
Boeing is developing options to improve on the 777s popularity by working with our customers on
their requirements and we feel very comfortable with where we are in that process says WilsonChow of Boeing Internationals communications department
We continue to invest all the necessary time and resources to ensure we produce a significantly
superior airplane when our customers require it
Chow points out that three of the four A350-1000 customers have even placed incremental orders
for the 777
These are clear signs that our
customers understand the value
the 777 provides relative to our
competitor he says
The 777 has a record of
continuous improvements It will
benefit from years of additionalrefinements based on customer
input before the A350-1000 is
scheduled to enter service
Airbus int erprets those orders
somewhat differently chalking it
up to the fact their A350-1000 is
just t oo p opular
Wersquore ahead of the game with
the A350-1000 slots arenrsquot
available before 2018 and people want planes earlier and this is why we are seeing some orders
for the 777 says a communications representative for Airbus
As for the Dreamliner 787 Boeing cur rently has 8 38 o rders from 58 customers To date theyrsquove
delivered 33 787s to seven customers
More on CNN Dreamliner makes US debut (httpwwwcnngocomexplorationslifedreamliner-
m a k e s - u s - d e b u t - 0 5 4 4 5 6 )
No easy ride
s
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 47
The wing-span on all models of the A350 family is 6475 meters
Though it would appear Airbus now has an advantage over Boeing in the race to develop
lightweight mid-sized aircraft getting its A350 program in line with airlinesrsquo expectations was not
without embarrassment or expense
Aviation follower s ha ve bee n og ling de velopments with a mixture of fascination and disbelief since
the A350s initial launch in 2007
ldquoAirbusrsquos initial A350 design wasnrsquot an entirely new aircraft but a knee-jerk reaction to the 787rdquo
explains Kaminski-Morrow
ldquoThe company which was hip-deep in sorting out A380 development simply hadnrsquot foreseen the
huge pent-up demand for a more efficient 250-seat airliner and tried to take the easy way out by
offering a re-engined version of its A330
While the A330 is incredibly popular the airlines were more interested in the potential efficiency
offered by a clean-sheet design he adds
Being publicly lambasted by some of its largest customers ndash- one exec called it a band-aid reactionto the 787 Dreamliner the CEO of Singapore Air said the plane just didnrsquot go far enough ndash- the
pressure was on for Airbus to come up with a plane that would genuinely advance the global
aviation scene
And even earlier this yea r there were cancellations Abu Dhabi- based airline Etihad Airways
axed seven orders (httpwwwflightglobalcomnewsarticlesetihad-cuts-a350-1000-order-again-
371497) for A350-1000s saying they still werenrsquot happy with the design criticizing its range
performance and fuel burn
Airbus belatedly woke up and countered with a completely new version of the A350 and
managed to tap into the marketrdquo says Kaminski-Morrow
Following up on the preliminary structural and systems tests on an assembled but grounded
aircraft Airbus is now assembling its first flyable A350 which it expects to start testing next year
Factory pics
ailtosubject=First look at
s A350 XWB Whats all the
ut
ttptravelcnncomairbus-
b-522396)
t
tt
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 57
Optimised for a fast cruise speed of Mach 085 the A350 XWBrsquoswings enhance the jetlinerrsquos overall operational effectiveness and improve its range says Airbus
Government officials and media at the A350 final assembly line in Toulouse last month
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 67
It starts really upstream says Bob Lange Airbus VP of marketing of the aircraft development process Itrsquos not just structural We test all the systems we have all the aircraft control systems
and surfaces laid out in a hanger here [in Toulouse] connected to a flight simulator and that testing starts a couple of years before the first flight
The cockpit of the A350 XWB under assembly at the plant in Toulouse southern France Airbusexpects to begin test flights in 2013
Over 70 percent of the A350 XWBrsquos airframe is made from advanced materials that combinecomposites titanium and advanced aluminium alloys
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 77
(authorkarla-cripps)
Karla is an editorwriter for CNN Travel based in Bangkok
Thailand
Read more about Karla Cripps ( a u t h o r k a r l a - c r i p p s )
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3 comments
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DiscussionDiscussion Community Community 983075
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bull Reply bull
So that means it has more composite materials then the 787 Even if this plane is
only slightly more efficient it will simply win most orders compared to the 787 sales over
both the planes lifespans Fuel cost is everything these days Especially for planes which
fly so many hours Not strange then this A350 already has so many orders while it isn`t
even flight testing until next year
Unless Boeing lowers it`s price on the 787 and works with smaller profit margins this could
be problematic They already are behind with the 737 vs the 320 NEO since the 320NEO
has so many orders already and while an old design it`s still a much newer design and
more economical then the 737 even if it`s upgraded And it needs more costly changes
since the 737 base height is too low for the new engines Perhaps Boeing should have
gone with a completely new 737 and leave Airbus with the old design Interesting
Well it doesn`t really mater since both companies are doing very well and are both western
companies What is of greater concern is if China starts stealing orders with it`s new
planes in the making They simply steal and copy western tech and persuade other
western companies to work with them Including the engines I don`t understand whyBoeing and Airbus never developed their own engines or worked together on this Now
China can simply by those newest engines from Western companies and have it`s planes
use latest lightweight materials and start selling Once they have the things coming out of
the factory they simply will shift to ever more Chinese companies for components and
copy the once they still have not developed themselves That could be terrible for many
Western companies
maxb500 bull a day ago
0
bull Reply bull
You called it an A250-900 near the top portion
Alex bull a day ago
0
bull Reply bull
Looks insane Are the wings currently supported on their own or is there
something holding it
BenJi Unkown bull 2 days ago
0
33 StarsStars
Share rsaquo
Share rsaquo
Share rsaquo
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 27
A graphic rendering of the A350 suited up in Singapore Airline s livery The Asian carrier recently added 20 more A350
XWB jetliners to its order
It will offer airlines a nine-abreast
configuration in economy and eight-abreast in premium economy while 10-abreast seating is
available for high-density layouts which would allow the airline to accommodate up to 440
passengers in high-density -- aka cramped -- three-class seating
On the technical side the big appeal for airlines is that over 70 percent of the A350 XWBrsquos
airframe is made from advanced materials that combine composites (53 percent) titanium and
advanced aluminum alloys
A350 in its technology is kind of like a smaller A380rdquo says Bob Lange Airbus VP of marketing
ldquoA lot of the technology wersquore putting into the A350 we pioneered on the A380 first The big
difference is that wersquore using a lot more carbon composite material in the A350 than we are in the
A380 It rsquos a steady evolution rather than revolution Itrsquos f ocused on e fficiency
The A350 is the first Airbus passenger jet to use both fuselage and wing structures made primarily
of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer resulting in lower fuel burn as well as easier maintenance
This is where the comparison to the 787 Dreamliner becomes apt
The 787 one of the most advanced launches into the airline industry in recent years is made up
of 50 percent composites and uses 20 percent less fuel than other aircraft in the same category It
also has bigger dimmable windows and roomier cabins than its predecessors
The A350s advanced technologies will give airlines up to 25 percent better fuel efficiency and
operating costs against todayrsquos aircraft of the same size says Airbus
Also of note are the airplanes intriguing looking winglets - - wing exte nsions t hat play a role in
improving the aircrafts efficiency by increasing the aspect ratio of a wing and thus the lift
generated at the wingtip
More on CNN Boeing 747-8 vs Airbus A380 -- the airline giants face off
( h t t p w ww c n n g o c o m e x p lo r a t i o n s li f e b o e i n g- 7 4 7 - 8 - a n d - a i r b u s - a 3 80 - d e a t h - m a t c h - 1 5 2 56 3 )
For travelers
With the Airbus A350 being
touted as a more efficient plane
many travelers might be hoping
airlines will pass those savings
onto customers
Aviation jour nalist David
Kaminski-Morrow air transport
editor of Flightglobalcom
(httpwwwflightglobalcom) acknowledges that fuel efficiency
is the main feature driving airline
interest in the A350 but while
that might reduce the airlinesrsquo
cost margins itrsquos hard to say
how much of that saving will
ultimately be passed to the
passenger in the form of lower
fares given the elevated
expenditure on fuel
In terms of the inflight experience Airbus promises the A350 XWBrsquos wide fuselage cross-section
will offer passengers an optimum travel experience in all classes of service
Passengers will enjoy more headroom wider panoramic windows and larger overhead storage
space says the company
The cabin cross-section is 220 inches from armrest to armrest so the jetlinerrsquos cabin does provide
the widest seats in its category being five inches larger than its nearest competitor Kaminski-
Morrow doesnt think the difference in fuselage width compared with the Boeing 787 is very much
Itrsquos debatable whether economy-class passengers will notice a marginally wider seat he says
The modern engines may appear quieter something which passengers on the current A380 have
tended to notice
He also adds passengers expecting a groundbreaking plane with futuristic bells and whistles will
likely be disappointed But that isnt necessarily a bad thing given airlines tendency to ding fliers
extra for new experiences
ldquoWhen the A380 came in to service incidentally airlines were actually able to charge passengers
higher fares for the novelty of flying on the new aircraft but I suspect this wonrsquot be repeated ndash- at
least not to the same extent -ndash on the A350 because itrsquos a more conventional designrdquo
Airbus vs Boeing
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 37
Major components and sections of the A350 XWB aremanufactured at Airbus facilities in Germany Spain Franceand the United Kingdom then shipped to the final assembly line in Toulouse France
Inside the A350 assembly plant in Toulouse southern France Airbus is now putting together thefirst flyable A350
Airbusrsquo decision to develop a single aircraft family to challenge both the 787 and the larger 777was a risky move say aviation analysts
ldquoThatrsquos a tall order for a single design and Airbus has particularly struggled with adapting the
A350rsquos larg est ver sion ( the -1000) to compete with t he 777 ndash- a very e fficient high-capacity
aircraftrdquo says Kaminski-Morrow
ldquoAirbus has already had to rethink the design of the A350-1000 which has resulted in a delay in its
entry into airline service but it has also forced Boeing to consider modernizing the 777 in order to
stay ahead of the competitionrdquo
Indeed the pressure is now on Boeing to speed up development of its 777 replacement but the
United States company isnt releasing many details on the revamped aircraft for now dubbed the
777X
Boeing is developing options to improve on the 777s popularity by working with our customers on
their requirements and we feel very comfortable with where we are in that process says WilsonChow of Boeing Internationals communications department
We continue to invest all the necessary time and resources to ensure we produce a significantly
superior airplane when our customers require it
Chow points out that three of the four A350-1000 customers have even placed incremental orders
for the 777
These are clear signs that our
customers understand the value
the 777 provides relative to our
competitor he says
The 777 has a record of
continuous improvements It will
benefit from years of additionalrefinements based on customer
input before the A350-1000 is
scheduled to enter service
Airbus int erprets those orders
somewhat differently chalking it
up to the fact their A350-1000 is
just t oo p opular
Wersquore ahead of the game with
the A350-1000 slots arenrsquot
available before 2018 and people want planes earlier and this is why we are seeing some orders
for the 777 says a communications representative for Airbus
As for the Dreamliner 787 Boeing cur rently has 8 38 o rders from 58 customers To date theyrsquove
delivered 33 787s to seven customers
More on CNN Dreamliner makes US debut (httpwwwcnngocomexplorationslifedreamliner-
m a k e s - u s - d e b u t - 0 5 4 4 5 6 )
No easy ride
s
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 47
The wing-span on all models of the A350 family is 6475 meters
Though it would appear Airbus now has an advantage over Boeing in the race to develop
lightweight mid-sized aircraft getting its A350 program in line with airlinesrsquo expectations was not
without embarrassment or expense
Aviation follower s ha ve bee n og ling de velopments with a mixture of fascination and disbelief since
the A350s initial launch in 2007
ldquoAirbusrsquos initial A350 design wasnrsquot an entirely new aircraft but a knee-jerk reaction to the 787rdquo
explains Kaminski-Morrow
ldquoThe company which was hip-deep in sorting out A380 development simply hadnrsquot foreseen the
huge pent-up demand for a more efficient 250-seat airliner and tried to take the easy way out by
offering a re-engined version of its A330
While the A330 is incredibly popular the airlines were more interested in the potential efficiency
offered by a clean-sheet design he adds
Being publicly lambasted by some of its largest customers ndash- one exec called it a band-aid reactionto the 787 Dreamliner the CEO of Singapore Air said the plane just didnrsquot go far enough ndash- the
pressure was on for Airbus to come up with a plane that would genuinely advance the global
aviation scene
And even earlier this yea r there were cancellations Abu Dhabi- based airline Etihad Airways
axed seven orders (httpwwwflightglobalcomnewsarticlesetihad-cuts-a350-1000-order-again-
371497) for A350-1000s saying they still werenrsquot happy with the design criticizing its range
performance and fuel burn
Airbus belatedly woke up and countered with a completely new version of the A350 and
managed to tap into the marketrdquo says Kaminski-Morrow
Following up on the preliminary structural and systems tests on an assembled but grounded
aircraft Airbus is now assembling its first flyable A350 which it expects to start testing next year
Factory pics
ailtosubject=First look at
s A350 XWB Whats all the
ut
ttptravelcnncomairbus-
b-522396)
t
tt
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 57
Optimised for a fast cruise speed of Mach 085 the A350 XWBrsquoswings enhance the jetlinerrsquos overall operational effectiveness and improve its range says Airbus
Government officials and media at the A350 final assembly line in Toulouse last month
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 67
It starts really upstream says Bob Lange Airbus VP of marketing of the aircraft development process Itrsquos not just structural We test all the systems we have all the aircraft control systems
and surfaces laid out in a hanger here [in Toulouse] connected to a flight simulator and that testing starts a couple of years before the first flight
The cockpit of the A350 XWB under assembly at the plant in Toulouse southern France Airbusexpects to begin test flights in 2013
Over 70 percent of the A350 XWBrsquos airframe is made from advanced materials that combinecomposites titanium and advanced aluminium alloys
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 77
(authorkarla-cripps)
Karla is an editorwriter for CNN Travel based in Bangkok
Thailand
Read more about Karla Cripps ( a u t h o r k a r l a - c r i p p s )
Tags
3 comments
Leave a message
DiscussionDiscussion Community Community 983075
983075
bull Reply bull
So that means it has more composite materials then the 787 Even if this plane is
only slightly more efficient it will simply win most orders compared to the 787 sales over
both the planes lifespans Fuel cost is everything these days Especially for planes which
fly so many hours Not strange then this A350 already has so many orders while it isn`t
even flight testing until next year
Unless Boeing lowers it`s price on the 787 and works with smaller profit margins this could
be problematic They already are behind with the 737 vs the 320 NEO since the 320NEO
has so many orders already and while an old design it`s still a much newer design and
more economical then the 737 even if it`s upgraded And it needs more costly changes
since the 737 base height is too low for the new engines Perhaps Boeing should have
gone with a completely new 737 and leave Airbus with the old design Interesting
Well it doesn`t really mater since both companies are doing very well and are both western
companies What is of greater concern is if China starts stealing orders with it`s new
planes in the making They simply steal and copy western tech and persuade other
western companies to work with them Including the engines I don`t understand whyBoeing and Airbus never developed their own engines or worked together on this Now
China can simply by those newest engines from Western companies and have it`s planes
use latest lightweight materials and start selling Once they have the things coming out of
the factory they simply will shift to ever more Chinese companies for components and
copy the once they still have not developed themselves That could be terrible for many
Western companies
maxb500 bull a day ago
0
bull Reply bull
You called it an A250-900 near the top portion
Alex bull a day ago
0
bull Reply bull
Looks insane Are the wings currently supported on their own or is there
something holding it
BenJi Unkown bull 2 days ago
0
33 StarsStars
Share rsaquo
Share rsaquo
Share rsaquo
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 37
Major components and sections of the A350 XWB aremanufactured at Airbus facilities in Germany Spain Franceand the United Kingdom then shipped to the final assembly line in Toulouse France
Inside the A350 assembly plant in Toulouse southern France Airbus is now putting together thefirst flyable A350
Airbusrsquo decision to develop a single aircraft family to challenge both the 787 and the larger 777was a risky move say aviation analysts
ldquoThatrsquos a tall order for a single design and Airbus has particularly struggled with adapting the
A350rsquos larg est ver sion ( the -1000) to compete with t he 777 ndash- a very e fficient high-capacity
aircraftrdquo says Kaminski-Morrow
ldquoAirbus has already had to rethink the design of the A350-1000 which has resulted in a delay in its
entry into airline service but it has also forced Boeing to consider modernizing the 777 in order to
stay ahead of the competitionrdquo
Indeed the pressure is now on Boeing to speed up development of its 777 replacement but the
United States company isnt releasing many details on the revamped aircraft for now dubbed the
777X
Boeing is developing options to improve on the 777s popularity by working with our customers on
their requirements and we feel very comfortable with where we are in that process says WilsonChow of Boeing Internationals communications department
We continue to invest all the necessary time and resources to ensure we produce a significantly
superior airplane when our customers require it
Chow points out that three of the four A350-1000 customers have even placed incremental orders
for the 777
These are clear signs that our
customers understand the value
the 777 provides relative to our
competitor he says
The 777 has a record of
continuous improvements It will
benefit from years of additionalrefinements based on customer
input before the A350-1000 is
scheduled to enter service
Airbus int erprets those orders
somewhat differently chalking it
up to the fact their A350-1000 is
just t oo p opular
Wersquore ahead of the game with
the A350-1000 slots arenrsquot
available before 2018 and people want planes earlier and this is why we are seeing some orders
for the 777 says a communications representative for Airbus
As for the Dreamliner 787 Boeing cur rently has 8 38 o rders from 58 customers To date theyrsquove
delivered 33 787s to seven customers
More on CNN Dreamliner makes US debut (httpwwwcnngocomexplorationslifedreamliner-
m a k e s - u s - d e b u t - 0 5 4 4 5 6 )
No easy ride
s
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 47
The wing-span on all models of the A350 family is 6475 meters
Though it would appear Airbus now has an advantage over Boeing in the race to develop
lightweight mid-sized aircraft getting its A350 program in line with airlinesrsquo expectations was not
without embarrassment or expense
Aviation follower s ha ve bee n og ling de velopments with a mixture of fascination and disbelief since
the A350s initial launch in 2007
ldquoAirbusrsquos initial A350 design wasnrsquot an entirely new aircraft but a knee-jerk reaction to the 787rdquo
explains Kaminski-Morrow
ldquoThe company which was hip-deep in sorting out A380 development simply hadnrsquot foreseen the
huge pent-up demand for a more efficient 250-seat airliner and tried to take the easy way out by
offering a re-engined version of its A330
While the A330 is incredibly popular the airlines were more interested in the potential efficiency
offered by a clean-sheet design he adds
Being publicly lambasted by some of its largest customers ndash- one exec called it a band-aid reactionto the 787 Dreamliner the CEO of Singapore Air said the plane just didnrsquot go far enough ndash- the
pressure was on for Airbus to come up with a plane that would genuinely advance the global
aviation scene
And even earlier this yea r there were cancellations Abu Dhabi- based airline Etihad Airways
axed seven orders (httpwwwflightglobalcomnewsarticlesetihad-cuts-a350-1000-order-again-
371497) for A350-1000s saying they still werenrsquot happy with the design criticizing its range
performance and fuel burn
Airbus belatedly woke up and countered with a completely new version of the A350 and
managed to tap into the marketrdquo says Kaminski-Morrow
Following up on the preliminary structural and systems tests on an assembled but grounded
aircraft Airbus is now assembling its first flyable A350 which it expects to start testing next year
Factory pics
ailtosubject=First look at
s A350 XWB Whats all the
ut
ttptravelcnncomairbus-
b-522396)
t
tt
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 57
Optimised for a fast cruise speed of Mach 085 the A350 XWBrsquoswings enhance the jetlinerrsquos overall operational effectiveness and improve its range says Airbus
Government officials and media at the A350 final assembly line in Toulouse last month
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 67
It starts really upstream says Bob Lange Airbus VP of marketing of the aircraft development process Itrsquos not just structural We test all the systems we have all the aircraft control systems
and surfaces laid out in a hanger here [in Toulouse] connected to a flight simulator and that testing starts a couple of years before the first flight
The cockpit of the A350 XWB under assembly at the plant in Toulouse southern France Airbusexpects to begin test flights in 2013
Over 70 percent of the A350 XWBrsquos airframe is made from advanced materials that combinecomposites titanium and advanced aluminium alloys
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 77
(authorkarla-cripps)
Karla is an editorwriter for CNN Travel based in Bangkok
Thailand
Read more about Karla Cripps ( a u t h o r k a r l a - c r i p p s )
Tags
3 comments
Leave a message
DiscussionDiscussion Community Community 983075
983075
bull Reply bull
So that means it has more composite materials then the 787 Even if this plane is
only slightly more efficient it will simply win most orders compared to the 787 sales over
both the planes lifespans Fuel cost is everything these days Especially for planes which
fly so many hours Not strange then this A350 already has so many orders while it isn`t
even flight testing until next year
Unless Boeing lowers it`s price on the 787 and works with smaller profit margins this could
be problematic They already are behind with the 737 vs the 320 NEO since the 320NEO
has so many orders already and while an old design it`s still a much newer design and
more economical then the 737 even if it`s upgraded And it needs more costly changes
since the 737 base height is too low for the new engines Perhaps Boeing should have
gone with a completely new 737 and leave Airbus with the old design Interesting
Well it doesn`t really mater since both companies are doing very well and are both western
companies What is of greater concern is if China starts stealing orders with it`s new
planes in the making They simply steal and copy western tech and persuade other
western companies to work with them Including the engines I don`t understand whyBoeing and Airbus never developed their own engines or worked together on this Now
China can simply by those newest engines from Western companies and have it`s planes
use latest lightweight materials and start selling Once they have the things coming out of
the factory they simply will shift to ever more Chinese companies for components and
copy the once they still have not developed themselves That could be terrible for many
Western companies
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You called it an A250-900 near the top portion
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The wing-span on all models of the A350 family is 6475 meters
Though it would appear Airbus now has an advantage over Boeing in the race to develop
lightweight mid-sized aircraft getting its A350 program in line with airlinesrsquo expectations was not
without embarrassment or expense
Aviation follower s ha ve bee n og ling de velopments with a mixture of fascination and disbelief since
the A350s initial launch in 2007
ldquoAirbusrsquos initial A350 design wasnrsquot an entirely new aircraft but a knee-jerk reaction to the 787rdquo
explains Kaminski-Morrow
ldquoThe company which was hip-deep in sorting out A380 development simply hadnrsquot foreseen the
huge pent-up demand for a more efficient 250-seat airliner and tried to take the easy way out by
offering a re-engined version of its A330
While the A330 is incredibly popular the airlines were more interested in the potential efficiency
offered by a clean-sheet design he adds
Being publicly lambasted by some of its largest customers ndash- one exec called it a band-aid reactionto the 787 Dreamliner the CEO of Singapore Air said the plane just didnrsquot go far enough ndash- the
pressure was on for Airbus to come up with a plane that would genuinely advance the global
aviation scene
And even earlier this yea r there were cancellations Abu Dhabi- based airline Etihad Airways
axed seven orders (httpwwwflightglobalcomnewsarticlesetihad-cuts-a350-1000-order-again-
371497) for A350-1000s saying they still werenrsquot happy with the design criticizing its range
performance and fuel burn
Airbus belatedly woke up and countered with a completely new version of the A350 and
managed to tap into the marketrdquo says Kaminski-Morrow
Following up on the preliminary structural and systems tests on an assembled but grounded
aircraft Airbus is now assembling its first flyable A350 which it expects to start testing next year
Factory pics
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Optimised for a fast cruise speed of Mach 085 the A350 XWBrsquoswings enhance the jetlinerrsquos overall operational effectiveness and improve its range says Airbus
Government officials and media at the A350 final assembly line in Toulouse last month
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 67
It starts really upstream says Bob Lange Airbus VP of marketing of the aircraft development process Itrsquos not just structural We test all the systems we have all the aircraft control systems
and surfaces laid out in a hanger here [in Toulouse] connected to a flight simulator and that testing starts a couple of years before the first flight
The cockpit of the A350 XWB under assembly at the plant in Toulouse southern France Airbusexpects to begin test flights in 2013
Over 70 percent of the A350 XWBrsquos airframe is made from advanced materials that combinecomposites titanium and advanced aluminium alloys
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
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So that means it has more composite materials then the 787 Even if this plane is
only slightly more efficient it will simply win most orders compared to the 787 sales over
both the planes lifespans Fuel cost is everything these days Especially for planes which
fly so many hours Not strange then this A350 already has so many orders while it isn`t
even flight testing until next year
Unless Boeing lowers it`s price on the 787 and works with smaller profit margins this could
be problematic They already are behind with the 737 vs the 320 NEO since the 320NEO
has so many orders already and while an old design it`s still a much newer design and
more economical then the 737 even if it`s upgraded And it needs more costly changes
since the 737 base height is too low for the new engines Perhaps Boeing should have
gone with a completely new 737 and leave Airbus with the old design Interesting
Well it doesn`t really mater since both companies are doing very well and are both western
companies What is of greater concern is if China starts stealing orders with it`s new
planes in the making They simply steal and copy western tech and persuade other
western companies to work with them Including the engines I don`t understand whyBoeing and Airbus never developed their own engines or worked together on this Now
China can simply by those newest engines from Western companies and have it`s planes
use latest lightweight materials and start selling Once they have the things coming out of
the factory they simply will shift to ever more Chinese companies for components and
copy the once they still have not developed themselves That could be terrible for many
Western companies
maxb500 bull a day ago
0
bull Reply bull
You called it an A250-900 near the top portion
Alex bull a day ago
0
bull Reply bull
Looks insane Are the wings currently supported on their own or is there
something holding it
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Optimised for a fast cruise speed of Mach 085 the A350 XWBrsquoswings enhance the jetlinerrsquos overall operational effectiveness and improve its range says Airbus
Government officials and media at the A350 final assembly line in Toulouse last month
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 67
It starts really upstream says Bob Lange Airbus VP of marketing of the aircraft development process Itrsquos not just structural We test all the systems we have all the aircraft control systems
and surfaces laid out in a hanger here [in Toulouse] connected to a flight simulator and that testing starts a couple of years before the first flight
The cockpit of the A350 XWB under assembly at the plant in Toulouse southern France Airbusexpects to begin test flights in 2013
Over 70 percent of the A350 XWBrsquos airframe is made from advanced materials that combinecomposites titanium and advanced aluminium alloys
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 77
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Karla is an editorwriter for CNN Travel based in Bangkok
Thailand
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So that means it has more composite materials then the 787 Even if this plane is
only slightly more efficient it will simply win most orders compared to the 787 sales over
both the planes lifespans Fuel cost is everything these days Especially for planes which
fly so many hours Not strange then this A350 already has so many orders while it isn`t
even flight testing until next year
Unless Boeing lowers it`s price on the 787 and works with smaller profit margins this could
be problematic They already are behind with the 737 vs the 320 NEO since the 320NEO
has so many orders already and while an old design it`s still a much newer design and
more economical then the 737 even if it`s upgraded And it needs more costly changes
since the 737 base height is too low for the new engines Perhaps Boeing should have
gone with a completely new 737 and leave Airbus with the old design Interesting
Well it doesn`t really mater since both companies are doing very well and are both western
companies What is of greater concern is if China starts stealing orders with it`s new
planes in the making They simply steal and copy western tech and persuade other
western companies to work with them Including the engines I don`t understand whyBoeing and Airbus never developed their own engines or worked together on this Now
China can simply by those newest engines from Western companies and have it`s planes
use latest lightweight materials and start selling Once they have the things coming out of
the factory they simply will shift to ever more Chinese companies for components and
copy the once they still have not developed themselves That could be terrible for many
Western companies
maxb500 bull a day ago
0
bull Reply bull
You called it an A250-900 near the top portion
Alex bull a day ago
0
bull Reply bull
Looks insane Are the wings currently supported on their own or is there
something holding it
BenJi Unkown bull 2 days ago
0
33 StarsStars
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It starts really upstream says Bob Lange Airbus VP of marketing of the aircraft development process Itrsquos not just structural We test all the systems we have all the aircraft control systems
and surfaces laid out in a hanger here [in Toulouse] connected to a flight simulator and that testing starts a couple of years before the first flight
The cockpit of the A350 XWB under assembly at the plant in Toulouse southern France Airbusexpects to begin test flights in 2013
Over 70 percent of the A350 XWBrsquos airframe is made from advanced materials that combinecomposites titanium and advanced aluminium alloys
8202019 Airbus A350 XWB _ CNN Travel
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullairbus-a350-xwb-cnn-travel 77
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Karla is an editorwriter for CNN Travel based in Bangkok
Thailand
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So that means it has more composite materials then the 787 Even if this plane is
only slightly more efficient it will simply win most orders compared to the 787 sales over
both the planes lifespans Fuel cost is everything these days Especially for planes which
fly so many hours Not strange then this A350 already has so many orders while it isn`t
even flight testing until next year
Unless Boeing lowers it`s price on the 787 and works with smaller profit margins this could
be problematic They already are behind with the 737 vs the 320 NEO since the 320NEO
has so many orders already and while an old design it`s still a much newer design and
more economical then the 737 even if it`s upgraded And it needs more costly changes
since the 737 base height is too low for the new engines Perhaps Boeing should have
gone with a completely new 737 and leave Airbus with the old design Interesting
Well it doesn`t really mater since both companies are doing very well and are both western
companies What is of greater concern is if China starts stealing orders with it`s new
planes in the making They simply steal and copy western tech and persuade other
western companies to work with them Including the engines I don`t understand whyBoeing and Airbus never developed their own engines or worked together on this Now
China can simply by those newest engines from Western companies and have it`s planes
use latest lightweight materials and start selling Once they have the things coming out of
the factory they simply will shift to ever more Chinese companies for components and
copy the once they still have not developed themselves That could be terrible for many
Western companies
maxb500 bull a day ago
0
bull Reply bull
You called it an A250-900 near the top portion
Alex bull a day ago
0
bull Reply bull
Looks insane Are the wings currently supported on their own or is there
something holding it
BenJi Unkown bull 2 days ago
0
33 StarsStars
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Karla is an editorwriter for CNN Travel based in Bangkok
Thailand
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So that means it has more composite materials then the 787 Even if this plane is
only slightly more efficient it will simply win most orders compared to the 787 sales over
both the planes lifespans Fuel cost is everything these days Especially for planes which
fly so many hours Not strange then this A350 already has so many orders while it isn`t
even flight testing until next year
Unless Boeing lowers it`s price on the 787 and works with smaller profit margins this could
be problematic They already are behind with the 737 vs the 320 NEO since the 320NEO
has so many orders already and while an old design it`s still a much newer design and
more economical then the 737 even if it`s upgraded And it needs more costly changes
since the 737 base height is too low for the new engines Perhaps Boeing should have
gone with a completely new 737 and leave Airbus with the old design Interesting
Well it doesn`t really mater since both companies are doing very well and are both western
companies What is of greater concern is if China starts stealing orders with it`s new
planes in the making They simply steal and copy western tech and persuade other
western companies to work with them Including the engines I don`t understand whyBoeing and Airbus never developed their own engines or worked together on this Now
China can simply by those newest engines from Western companies and have it`s planes
use latest lightweight materials and start selling Once they have the things coming out of
the factory they simply will shift to ever more Chinese companies for components and
copy the once they still have not developed themselves That could be terrible for many
Western companies
maxb500 bull a day ago
0
bull Reply bull
You called it an A250-900 near the top portion
Alex bull a day ago
0
bull Reply bull
Looks insane Are the wings currently supported on their own or is there
something holding it
BenJi Unkown bull 2 days ago
0
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