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April 14, 2016

2016-04-05
First Example for Cathay gets airbrone
CX 1st A350-900 has begun flight-testing, conducting from Airbus’s Toulouse (southern part of France) site on 24 March
A350-900 is Rolls-Royce (RR) Trent XWB powered aircraft
So far, CX has made 22 bookings for -900 and 26 -1000

2016-04-05
Airbus opens a new frontier in space
Airbus put the emphasis on the environment inside its twin-aisles. Airbus believes it has
the edge over US rivals (Boeing): personal space in the economy cabin

A330neo (new engine option) – enters service around the end of 2017. Series of signature design elements:

  1. enhanced LED ambient lighting
  2. larger overhead storage bins (66% bigger than A330)
  3. moving mid-cabin lavatories to a combined lavatory and galley area at the rear (similar to
    Space-Flex conecpt for the A320) + “touchless” lavatories

Airbus believes it holds a trump card: A380 and A350
(P.s A350 is 12cm wider cabin than 787 – but BOTH – 9 abrest economy configuration)
Airbus claims that A350 is more confortable than 787 because of more lateral elbow room
while the A380 is equipped with 18in (45.7cm) economy seat that larger than the “industry
norm” – 17in ~

2016-04-05
4,000 jobs to go as Boeing cuts costs
Airframer Boeing is attempting to reduce the costs in two major programmes – 737 and 777 – transition to re-engined models over the next 5 years
Boeing also is preparing to introduce the double-strectch 787-10 in 2018

2016-04-05
777X wing-tip actuator heads for testing
777X is to use a folding wing-tip in order to reduce its 71.8m (235ft) span by 7m to 64.8m when parking – same as 777-200LR, 777 Freighter, 777-300ER

 

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