Successful maiden flight of the Airbus A350-1000

vijayvelprakash · 25th November 2016, 16:36

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We have seen and discussed different vehicle launches in different parts of the world. One such big event was the maiden flight test of Airbus A350-1000. This is the longest version of Airbus’ A350 XWBs (Xtra Wide Body) and it successfully completed its first flight on 24th Nov’16. Powered by Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB-97 engines, this aircraft measures 74 metres from nose to tail. It can accommodate 366 passengers in standard layout and can go up to 440 seats in higher density layout. With increased levels of efficiency, this aircraft is scheduled to enter service in 2017.

Source Link:
http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pr...-first-flight/

ptushar · 25th November 2016, 16:56

One more feather in Airbus's cap. Read the press release. It says that this will enable long haul flights and use 25% less fuel. Wow!

Interestingly, Kingfisher Airlines had placed orders for the A350; of course they were cancelled when you-know-what happened.

vijayvelprakash · 25th November 2016, 17:23

Yes. It is their next big achievement after the successful launch of the super jumbo A380. But A380 volume did not take off as expected due to its cumbersome nature and it can be handled only by few select airports.

The current high volume model is the single aisle A320 which is built at a rate of 40~50 in a month.

cooldude1988765 · 27th November 2016, 10:41

I read somewhere that even though the a350-1000xwb is expected to use much lesser fuel than its chief competitor the 777-9x, the Boeing in fact has a lower fuel cost per passenger.
The Boeing has a standard config of ~ 410 passengers vs the Airbus's 360.
But the Boeing is expected to launch in 2020 so i guess the Airbus does have a good 3 year advantage and will make sense for Airlines who don't want to take a risk of the additional 50 seats.

EDIT: Looks like the Airbus has 195 firm orders.

Link

mmxylorider · 28th November 2016, 14:50

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25th November 2016, 16:36	#1
vijayvelprakash BHPian Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Bangalore Posts: 127 Thanked: 78 Times	Successful maiden flight of the Airbus A350-1000 Note to moderators: I am not sure if there is a separate topic for aircrafts. Please merge with relevant thread as applicable. We have seen and discussed different vehicle launches in different parts of the world. One such big event was the maiden flight test of Airbus A350-1000. This is the longest version of Airbus’ A350 XWBs (Xtra Wide Body) and it successfully completed its first flight on 24th Nov’16. Powered by Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB-97 engines, this aircraft measures 74 metres from nose to tail. It can accommodate 366 passengers in standard layout and can go up to 440 seats in higher density layout. With increased levels of efficiency, this aircraft is scheduled to enter service in 2017. Source Link: http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pr...-first-flight/ Attached Thumbnails
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ptushar BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 348 Thanked: 271 Times	re: Successful maiden flight of the Airbus A350-1000 One more feather in Airbus's cap. Read the press release. It says that this will enable long haul flights and use 25% less fuel. Wow! Interestingly, Kingfisher Airlines had placed orders for the A350; of course they were cancelled when you-know-what happened.
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25th November 2016, 17:23	#3
vijayvelprakash BHPian Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Bangalore Posts: 127 Thanked: 78 Times	re: Successful maiden flight of the Airbus A350-1000 Yes. It is their next big achievement after the successful launch of the super jumbo A380. But A380 volume did not take off as expected due to its cumbersome nature and it can be handled only by few select airports. The current high volume model is the single aisle A320 which is built at a rate of 40~50 in a month.
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27th November 2016, 10:41	#4
cooldude1988765 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 213 Times	re: Successful maiden flight of the Airbus A350-1000 I read somewhere that even though the a350-1000xwb is expected to use much lesser fuel than its chief competitor the 777-9x, the Boeing in fact has a lower fuel cost per passenger. The Boeing has a standard config of ~ 410 passengers vs the Airbus's 360. But the Boeing is expected to launch in 2020 so i guess the Airbus does have a good 3 year advantage and will make sense for Airlines who don't want to take a risk of the additional 50 seats. EDIT: Looks like the Airbus has 195 firm orders. Link Last edited by cooldude1988765 : 27th November 2016 at 10:44.
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mmxylorider BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 957 Thanked: 633 Times	Re: Successful maiden flight of the Airbus A350-1000 There are some very interesting threads and reads on flyertalk.com and airliners.net. The air based version of tbhp... Note to all - please ensure plenty of spare time - extremely addictive sites.
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