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Airbus A350
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Every Bulletin story and press release covering Airbus A350, newest first.

493 items · page 7 of 10

2012
9 January

ReleaseSpirit AeroSystems delivers first A350 XWB Section 15 to Airbus

2011
13 December

ReleaseGoodrich to install third Ingersoll automated fiber placement machine

9 December

ReleaseAirbus starts joining the first A350 XWB front fuselage

22 November

ReleaseAirbus starts making the wings for first A350 XWB

11 November

ReleaseFirst A350 XWB fuselage section begins sea journey from Premium AEROTEC in Nordenham to Hamburg

10 November

ReleaseAirbus sets priority on section maturity for smooth A350 XWB production ramp-up

24 October

ReleaseSpirit AeroSystems ships its first composite fuselage section panels for Airbus A350 XWB

24 October

ReleaseA350 XWB horizontal tailplane assembled by Airbus in Getafe (Spain)

18 October

ReleaseA350 XWB's Trent engine rolls-out for initial flight tests

30 September

ReleaseFirst A350 XWB nose fuselage delivered by Aerolia

30 September

ReleaseThe first A350 XWB forward fuselage takes shape

27 September

ReleaseFirst A350 XWB nose section coming together in St Nazaire

16 September

ReleaseAirbus in Illescas delivers first A350 XWB Wing Lower Cover to Airbus in Broughton

6 September

ReleaseThe first A350 XWB wing upper cover is en route to Airbus wing assembly plant in Broughton, UK

31 August

ReleaseFLY S.p.A signs contract with Rolls-Royce

29 August

ReleaseATK opens "ACCE" facility to handle $1 billion+ commercial aircraft orders

24 August

ReleaseA350 XWB centre wing box and keel beam made with Hexcel carbon fibre and prepreg

16 August

ReleaseAirbus, Goodrich and VSMPO-AVISMA reinforce their partnership on the A350 XWB programme

12 August

ReleaseAirbus Nantes delivers the first A350 XWB keel beam to Airbus Saint-Nazaire

9 August

ReleaseAirbus in Nantes delivers first A350 XWB centre wing box to Airbus in St Nazaire

27 July

ReleasePremium Aerotec produces 1st A350 main landing gear attachments made of titanium

25 July

ReleaseElements for the first A350 XWB horizontal tail plane begin to take shape

14 July

ReleaseAlcore Brigantine to supply SABCA with honeycomb core for A350XWB flap track fairings

22 June

ReleaseAerolia gives the A350 XWB its "face" and produces the wider angular sector

20 June

ReleaseAirbus and Rolls-Royce to enhance A350-1000 capability

20 June

ReleaseNew generation Airbus A350XWB flies with Crane Power Solutions TRUs

20 June

ReleaseCrane signs agreement with Esterline to provide fuel flow transmitter for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine

20 June

ReleaseRolls-Royce to power enhanced Airbus A350-1000

20 June

ReleaseLiebherr-Aerospace at Paris Air Show 2011

10 June

ReleaseAirbus induced lightning tests to ADB0100.1.2

31 May

ReleaseSABCA delivers the first flap supports for the A350 XWB

17 May

ReleaseAerospace Dynamics International purchasing two five-spindle MAG Ti profilers to increase production of Boeing 777 parts, and add 787 and Airbus A350 parts

13 May

ReleaseMoog receives test system orders from Airbus

20 April

ReleaseMessier-Dowty delivers 1st set of Airbus A350-900 main landing gears

29 March

ReleaseA new milestone for the Airbus A350 XWB programme

18 March

ReleaseBiggest A350 XWB carbon fuselage panel manufactured

15 March

ReleaseParker Hannifin using OAT's ATA Spec 2000 RFID Solution to track Airbus A350 parts

15 March

ReleaseHoneywell & Sonovision choose Inmedius for Airbus A350 electronic manuals

14 March

ReleaseSonovision Canada wins Honeywell A350 contract

28 February

ReleaseHarbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre opens new facilities to produce A350 XWB components in China

7 February

ReleaseMagellan Aerospace (UK) Limited is selected to manufacture additional structure on A350 XWB program

24 January

ReleaseFirst metal cut for first A350 XWB series floor grid at Premium AEROTEC's Augsburg plant

2010
10 December

ReleaseSpirit AeroSystems ships first spar component for Airbus A350 XWB

8 December

ReleaseAirbus starts production of 1st fuselage barrel for the A350 XWB

29 November

ReleaseAerolia inaugurates its Composites Unit at Méaulte

23 November

ReleaseGoodrich ships first thrust reverser for Airbus A350 XWB engine ground testing

22 November

ReleaseA350 XWB longest fuselage panel successfully manufactured

19 November

ReleaseAirbus selects Goodrich for A350-1000 main landing gear

2 November

ReleaseHEGAN partners take up positions in new A350XWB niches

12 October

ReleaseTITAL supplies parts for A350 Trent XWB