Airbus A350 XWB news

[galaxy]

"The delivery of a new aircraft is always an extremely delicate task for manufacturers as the client's technical teams scrutinise every detail of the cabin, retaining the right to refuse delivery at any moment."

[galaxy]

Industry sources suggested that the delay may be a negotiating tactic by Qatar Airways to secure a better deal .
http://dohanews.co/weekend-delivery-fir ... y-delayed/

[sn26567]

First Airbus A350 delivery to Qatar Airways now set for 22 Dec 2014 at 12:00 in Toulouse. The date of the first revenue flight to FRA remains unchanged (15 Jan 2015).

[sn26567]

First Airbus A350 delivery to Qatar Airways now set for 22 Dec 2014 at 12:00 in Toulouse. The date of the first revenue flight to FRA remains unchanged (15 Jan 2015).

According to Airline Route today, that QR inaugural on 16 Jan has been cancelled.

[sn26567]

The second operator of the A350, Vietnam Airlines, has opened reservations for seats on the aircraft to fly between Hanoi and Paris CDG (from October 2015).

[sn26567]

First Airbus A350 delivery to Qatar Airways now set for 22 Dec 2014 at 12:00 in Toulouse. The date of the first revenue flight to FRA remains unchanged (15 Jan 2015).

According to Airline Route today, that QR inaugural on 16 Jan has been cancelled.

As of 17DEC14, QATAR Airways restored A350-900XWB Frankfurt service on 16JAN15. Inaugural on 15JAN15 unchanged. (Source: Airline Route - Only idiots never change opinions)

[sn26567]

Tomorrow 22 December, Airbus will deliver their first A350 XWB to Qatar Airways in Toulouse. Watch the live broadcast at 1100 UTC+1 on http://www.a350xwb.com/delivery/qatar-airways/

[sn26567]

Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its first A350-900 A7-ALA (msn 6) as the type's launch customer on December 22 and then ferried the aircraft to Doha on December 23.

The Qatari national carrier is currently operating the aircraft on several daily training flights between Doha and Sharjah.

It plans to put the aircraft into scheduled service from January 15 on one of its two daily Doha-Frankfurt services.

Source: ch-aviation

[Magiktrix]

First video of Vietnam Airlines A350 in full livery.

http://youtu.be/J6tTOxaqJA0

[domtom]

Local media has a couple more pictures on VN's 350 - http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/busine ... craft.html

[KriVa]

While I'm not an Airbus fan... I LOVE the painted leading edge of the wing!

[Magiktrix]

Imho its not paint. Its a protective sheet. If you look closely on the video and on some picture, on the inboard side you can see it peeling off.

[sn26567]

A new milestone for TAM Airlines as their first A350 XWB entered Final Assembly Line.

[sn26567]

SriLankan Airlines majority shareholder, the Sri Lankan government, says it will launch a full investigation into the carrier's 2013 decision to acquire four Airbus A350-900s and six A330-300s from Airbus Industrie at a cost of USD2.3 billion.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office said in a statement that an inquiry into the airline's operations, undertaken by a four member committee headed by a lawyer J.C Weliamuna, had uncovered several instances of gross irregularities which warranted criminal prosecutions against former executives.

Full story in ch-aviation

[Boeing767copilot]

Finnair Helsinki-Brussels: A350-900 equipment to operate on 12-Oct-2015, 16-Oct-2015, 20-Oct-2015, 21-Oct-2015, 06-Nov-2015, 10-Nov-2015, 13-Nov-2015, 17-Nov-2015 and 20-Nov-2015, with twice weekly service from 03-Feb-2016. The carrier is the route’s only operator.

[quixoticguide]

Great, I have plans for an avgeek weekend in HEL!

[sn26567]

Great, I have plans for an avgeek weekend in HEL!

Methinks it's gonna cost a HELL of a lot of money!

[quixoticguide]

it"s 257 euro.

[gordarpi]

it"s 257 euro.

Definitely too much, especially given your recent experience on it

[sn26567]

Airbus has dispatched an A350 XWB development aircraft (F-WWYB - flight AIB359) from Toulouse to Kathmandu loaded with medical personnel and relief equipment on behalf of several French NGOs. The aircraft will, on its return flight, repatriate roughly 200 French nationals.