A350Blog

RT @CotamFleet: ☁️ Foggy days… @Airbus #A350

New operator within the #A350 family coming soon. @aircalin 📸 ilio_spotter (IG)

"The decision for an increased rate on the #A350 is inevitable. We're going to do it because the market clearly demands ​more aircraft," said Airbus Commercial CEO Wagner. "This is ​going to happen rather sooner than later."

Where do you think that 2nd FAL [Final Assembly Line] for #A350 would be located?

By the way, current backlog for #A350 is 880 aircraft. And Airbus told customers (some months ago) to expect #A350 handover delays for the remainder of the decade due to ongoing fuselage component shortages, manufactured at Kingston 🇺🇸 facilities acquired from Spirit AeroSystems

Airbus has 1 FAL Final Assembly Line for #A350 at Toulouse 🇫🇷 designed for a maximum rate of 13 aircraft x month. And all the preFALs in 🇬🇧 🇪🇸 🇩🇪 with the same max. rate 13. Going +rate13 would need new industrial system (Tier1-preFALs) and a new FAL.

Airbus Commercial CEO, L.Wagner; "The market is demanding a longer and stretched #A350. We obviously don't want the launch to be at the end of a 5-year time frame. We decide when we have a business-case and when we go for approval to the board, ... but it won't be 2030."

A stretched #A350 would need a new engine for propulsion. @RollsRoyce previously said that a stretch to the aircraft type would need up to 7️⃣ years of engine development time. #A350-2000

@RollsRoyce Which airlines are those who are demanding the #A350-2000? @emirates already flies the A350-900 but has skipped the A350-1000 so far over engine concerns.

Amazing @etihad #A350-1000 in a rainy day. 📸 aviationams.spotting (IG)

RT @Zendra3408: Justified reason of plane's Perfect parking

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from the streched #A350-2000 🤔 We will have some news soon. 📸 photorikoo (IG)

#A350F delivery plan for the first 3 years; 2027: #3 2028: #14 2029: #18 via @AviationWeek 📸santi_spooting (IG)

Listen to the RAT Ram Air Turbine #A350-1000 landing. MSN808 first flight. @etihad 📸 ilio_spotter (IG)

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ 🅰️3️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ #A350 in August: 23 ordered, 0 cancelled & 3 delivered. Orderbook: 1624 (95) Deliveries: 734 (35) Customers: 69 Backlog: 890 (Acum. 2026) Deliveries: • 3 -1000 (Qatar, Starlux, Philippine) Air China ordered 15 -900 & "undisclosed" 8 A350F 📸SpeedbirdHD

US cargo airline @KalittaAir is reportedly -@ReutersAero- the mystery customer behind the order for 8 #A350F freighters that was made in August.

Airbus completed a 3-year research program into autonomous aircraft taxiing after conducting 30 h. of tests with an #A350 prototype at CDG @ParisAeroport in July. "Optimate" uses cameras, radar, lidar & positioning technologies to monitor A350's surroundings. via @LaDepecheAero

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ 🅰️3️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ #A350 in September: 0 ordered, 0 cancelled & 3 delivered. Orderbook: 1624 (95) Deliveries: 737 (38) Customers: 69 Backlog: 887 (Acum. 2026) Deliveries: • 3 -900 (Delta, Lufthansa, Emirates) 📸 Airbus

Biman Bangladesh Airlines 🇧🇩 signed a firm order for 4 #A350-900.

This Order is important because Biman Bangladesh Airlines 🇧🇩 has an all-Boeing fleet. Widebody fleet: •4 777-300ER •4 787-8 •2 787-9 + 2 ordered •13 787-10 ordered

RT @Fahadnaimb: We learned something today. A350 wingtip, Boeing 777 stabilizer, and it went through like a hot knife on butter.