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Airplane Art – Finnair Airbus A350 at Helsinki Airport

11/02/2018 by Kevincm

Finnair Airbus A350-900 at Helsinki Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

It's Sunday again - so it must be time for some Airplane Art. This week resting on the cold tarmac at Helsinki Vantaa Airport in the cold of winter is a Finnair Airbus A350-900 near the maintenance area as it is prepared for its next long haul journey. Finnair were the European launch operator of the Airbus A350-900, with the airline having 11 of the type in its … [Read more...]

The first Airbus A350 has been delivered… What next?

22/12/2014 by Kevincm

Qatar Airways Airbus A350 - Image, Airbus

With much media fanfare, the first Airbus A350-900 was delivered to its customer of Qatar Airways. Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 - Image, Airbus. Of course, there's quite a bit of media about it, including: One Mile at a Time Airways RunwayGirl ATW So - what's next on the menu? For Airbus, it's a matter of one down, 779 aircraft to be delivered seven … [Read more...]

The Airbus A350 takes another step closer towards certification

15/08/2014 by Kevincm

Airbus A350 MSN 5 Landing - Image, Airbus

Over the past few weeks, Airbus has been taking their new A350-900 aircraft on route proving exercises around the world, in the effort to take the new plane closer towards type certification. Type Certification is the point where aviation safety authorities judge the airworthiness of an aircraft  in its manufacturing design and in commercial aviation where aircraft can be … [Read more...]

Airbus release interior pictures of the upcoming A350

08/04/2014 by Kevincm

Whilst airlines continue to refit older aircraft, Airbus is forging ahead with the Airbus A350 project, release a lot of pretty pictures of the first A350 that has been fitted with a cabin (as opposed to test equipment). MSN002 is the first Airbus A350 aircraft to have a passenger cabin fitted. Lets take a look at the pictures: Inside the test cabins - testing the load, … [Read more...]

Airbus rolls out an A350 in a new colour scheme

03/01/2014 by Kevincm

As the Airbus A350 project continues apace, the third Airbus A350 has rolled out of the Toulouse factory, in a rather fetching paint job:   Frame MSN2 under tow - Image - Airbus. The 3rd A350 being rather reflective - Image - Airbus SAS. The paintwork is a nod to the carbon fibre composite materials used in the Airbus A350, showing the braiding of … [Read more...]

Airplane Art Extra – Airbus A350 first engine run

02/06/2013 by Kevincm

Normal Airplane art will resume shortly, but here's something extra tasty for a lot of us. Regular readers know I keep up to date with the development, rollout and first flights of aircraft. Well Airbus shared a great picture on Twitter today with their new Airbus A350-900 having its engines started for the very first time. Image - Airbus via Twitter and YFrog The … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines becomes 787-10X launch customer, also orders A350-1000’s….

30/05/2013 by Kevincm

Singapore Airlines has put an order in both with Airbus and Boeing for 30 each of the following: The Airbus A350-1000 The Boeing 787-10X This will make Singapore Airlines the Launch Customer for the 787-10X series, whilst at the same time another major airline selecting the A350-1000 for it's long haul fleet The 787-10X is still in the planning stage, but will be a … [Read more...]

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