Airbus upgrades ,New A350 coming, New RR

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Bloomberg News
Sat May 14 2011 08:12:26 GMT+0400 (Arabian Standard Time) Oman Time

HIGH FLYING: A model of an Airbus A350 aircraft (right) along with a model of a drone aircraft during the European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. (EADS) news conference in Munich, Germany. Airbus is poised to further lift production of its bestselling A320 jet series as airlines seek more fuel-efficient aircraft to cope with rising oil prices, helping the manufacturer fund making of larger planes. — Bloomberg News

PARIS: Airbus is poised to further lift production of its bestselling A320 jet series as airlines seek more fuel-efficient aircraft to cope with rising oil prices, helping the manufacturer fund construction of larger planes

http://www.timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=44811

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/airbus-plots-production-increase-as-airlines-upgrade/91333/

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Airbus faces partial A350 delay - report

(Reuters) - Airbus reiterated the first delivery date for its A350 passenger jet on Thursday but one of its airline customers predicted two of three variants of the plane would be delayed, according to a report.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/05/27/uk-airbus-idUKTRE74Q0SI20110527?rpc=401&feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&rpc=401

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Rolls-Royce in costly A350 engine redesign -

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Rolls-Royce is set to bow to airline pressure by building a new engine for the Airbus A350, a costly rethink of strategy for Europe's newest airliner, aviation industry sources said on Monday.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rolls-costly-a350-engine-redesign-sources-051105454.html

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Airbus slows development of two future A350s

June 16, 2011, 4:28 p.m. EDT

PARIS (MarketWatch) -- Airbus has decided to push back by two years the entry into service of two future versions of its long-range A350-900 XWB, a wide-bodied aircraft that it plans to start delivering to customer airlines in late 2015, according to a report to be published in Friday's edition of La Tribune.

Citing sources, the report says Airbus now plans first deliveries of the smaller A350-800 and the stretched A350-1000 in 2016 and 2017, respectively, instead of 2014 and 2015 as previously planned, and that an announcement will be made during the Paris Air Show that starts June 20.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/airbus-slows-development-of-two-future-a350s-2011-06-16

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first A350 XWB forward fuselage takes shape

30 September 2011 News in brief
Airbus aerostructures partner Premium Aerotec has successfully put together the first forward fuselage for the A350 XWB at Nordenham, Germany. The impressive all-composite fuselage is 13 metres long and comprises four panels and the floor grid. Structural assembly work will continue over the coming weeks before it is transported by boat to Airbus’ Hamburg site for systems installation.

http://www.airbus.com/no_cache/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/the-first-a350-xwb-forward-fuselage-takes-shape/