With the deployment of the A350ULR and Qantas’ Sunshine Project, it is a moment to consider the long-range commercial airliner. Prior to the A350ULR, the Range King has been the 777LR. When a test flew from Hong Kong to Heathrow,…
The Ultra Long Range version of the A350 XWB, MSN 216, has successfully completed its first flight. The latest variant of the A350 XWB Family will be able to fly further than any other commercial airliner and will enter service…
Last year United’s CFO shared that the airline may modify its order for A350-1000sfor smaller models. Today Airbus announced that United Airlines increased the number of A350 XWB aircraft it will bring into its fleet, updating and expanding its previously…
Rolls-Royce released the following PR this morning: “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…
Despite the ongoing issues related to Zodiac cabins, Airbus seems to have gotten its hands around the A350 program and is making steady progress. Take a look at the chart, which lists the average number of test flights per delivery. …
We did an earlier look at this issue and now we can show more progress. So far 74 have been delivered. The table lists these along with the number of days from first flight to delivery. We list the number…