Lufthansa Technik is positioning itself as the 'go-to' completion center for the Airbus A350. Located in Hamburg, Germany the completions center has years of successful experience in VIP aircraft completion; and coupled with its airline business has vast knowledge and resources in both Airbus and Boeing aircraft types. Now with the forthcoming release of the A350 for … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Technik ready for the A350 ACJ
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First Airbus A350 Takes Flight
Qatar Airways recently took its newest acquisition for a maiden voyage with passengers from Doha to Frankfurt. It has 79 more A350's on order and Airbus is competing with Boeing's 777 and 787 for future work with airlines who want to take advantage of flying between cities nonstop that could not be reached before. Both Boeing and Airbus have no new airplanes on the drawing … [Read more...] about First Airbus A350 Takes Flight
Airbus to ditch Lithium-Ion batteries in A350
Airbus have begun to inform airlines that have ordered the new A350 that the new plane will have Nickel-Cadmium batteries; rather than lithium-ion batteries that have troubled Boeing 787 Dreamliner it informed CNBC on Thursday. Airbus said the move is based entirely on reducing uncertainty in the program schedule - not due to any safety concerns. Airbus will continue … [Read more...] about Airbus to ditch Lithium-Ion batteries in A350