The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97, the latest and most powerful variant of the Trent XWB, the world’s most efficient large civil aero engine, has today received formal flight certification, leading the way to the engine entering into service later this year.
Airbus A350 -941 124 B-LGA Hong Kong Airlines delivery 31aug17 TLS-HKG
Airbus A350 -941 76 A7-ALQ Qatar Airways delivery 10oct17 TLS-DOH (+ 83 A7-ALS ex F-WZNM) ex F-WZNE
I følge de lokale spotterene i TLS flyr testmaskin #1 nå rundt med en 0,5m høyere winglet, så får man se om dette er noe som vil bli endret på produksjonsmodellene en gang i fremtiden
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Airbus A350 -941 63 A7-ALO Qatar Airways delivery 25oct17 TLS-DOH ex F-WZFJ
We exclusively revealed last week that Airbus is working on new winglets for the A350 series. The new Sharklets were caught during flight-testing on Airbus A350 test aircraft, MSN001.
Jujug Spotting in Toulouse has provided us with new, better photos of the tests. With these, one can better estimate the changes and their effect.
Airbus A350 -941 159 9M-MAB Malaysia Airlines delivery 29nov17 TLS-KUL
IBERIA will be the first airline to receive the new version of the A350-900, incorporating several improvements. The aircraft includes aerodynamic improvements, among them the new higher winglets we announced in October
Revealing the outcome of recently completed flight tests, Airbus says the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB97-powered aircraft is meeting or beating performance targets. Empty weight is on specification at 129,000 kg (284,000 lb.), while noise is slightly better than expected with a 16.5 EPNdB (effective perceived noise in decibels) margin to ICAO Chapter 4 standards, allowing the aircraft to meet the stringent QC0.5/1 rules for nighttime operations at London Heathrow – a global yardstick for noise-sensitive arrivals and departures.
Qatar Airways is set to operate its first Airbus A350-1000 service to London Heathrow as it prepares to receive the aircraft at a ceremony in Toulouse.
Airbus has delivered the world’s first A350-1000 widebody airliner to launch customer Qatar Airways at a delivery event in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is the first of 37 A350-1000s ordered by the carrier
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