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Now available on Airbus A350 and soon on Boeing B787, Opera WB features passenger comfort such as wide full-flat bed, extra-large monitor screen, fully integrated door for increased privacy and extra stowage capacity.
More than 100 new Lufthansa Group aircraft, such as Boeing 787-9s, Airbus A350s and Boeing 777-9s, will offer the innovative feature soon. Swiss will offer the well-being experience starting in 2024.
As well as automated diversions and landing assistance, Airbus UpNext has explored features for taxi assistance, which were tested in real-time conditions at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport.
Liebherr started the serial production of 3D printed parts in 2019, but this valve of the lower cargo door actuator system is a much more complex component for the same aircraft.
Liebherr already supplies the A220 landing gears and the A350 nose landing gear. Now it looks set to continue as a major supplier to Airbus for future aircraft models.
The Trent XWB-84 entered into service in 2015. The 1000th engine was produced at Rolls-Royce's Derby assembly line and will power an Airbus A350-900.
Since the start of the project FACC has invested around 50 million euros in the development and manufacture of the components and it says newly developed composite materials result in considerable weight savings.
The benefits of lower fuel burn, a carbon-fibre fuselage and wings and a quiet cabin have taken A350 orders well over 900, and fleet customers based in China will now have their aircraft completed in Tianjin.
Orolia's Ultima-DT will be installed as standard on all Airbus commercial aircraft, including the A220, A320, A330 and A350. First units will be delivered in 2022 to meet autonomous distress tracking requirements.
