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Overview
There are five aircraft in the proposed family: - A350-800 – A 270-seat aircraft to enter service in the first quarter of 2013.
- A350-900 – A 314-seat aircraft to enter service mid-2012.
- A350-1000 – A 350-seat aircraft to enter service in the first quarter of 2014.
- A350-900R – Ultra-long-range version (Boeing 777-200LR competitor) to enter service around 2015.
- A350-900F – Freighter (Boeing 777F competitor) to enter service around 2015.
The A350 will have a fuselage cross-section wider than the original A350 (see History) which used the existing Airbus widebody standard. Airbus refers to this as "XWB" or "Xtra Wide Body" and states that from the point of view of a seated passenger, the cabin is 5 inches wider at eye level than the competing Boeing 787. The 777's fuselage is 10 inches wider than the XWB, albeit with an extra passenger squeezed into the cross-section. All A350 XWB passenger models will have a range of at least 8,500 nautical miles. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized wide body passenger airliner currently under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes and scheduled to enter service in 2008. ...
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The aircraft will have a cruising speed of approximately Mach 0.85, similar to its Boeing 787 competitors, and Airbus claims that its maintenance costs will be 10% lower than for the 787. The A350 will have a common cockpit with the Airbus A380. Airbus also states that the A350-900 will have fuel consumption per seat 7% lower than the Boeing 787-9. However, Boeing argues that A350-900 should be compared against Boeing 787-10, which have similar seats and range. A350 is to have large windows and will be pressurised to 6,000 feet or lower with a cabin air humidity of at least 20%. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized wide body passenger airliner currently under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes and scheduled to enter service in 2008. ...
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Industrial launch is planned for October 2006. The XWB will impose a couple of years of delay into the original timetable and double development costs from $5.3 billion to approximately $10 billion. [1]
History When Boeing announced their 7E7 Dreamliner project (now known as the 787), they claimed lower operating costs of this airplane would make it a serious threat to Airbus' A330. Airbus initially rejected this claim, stating that the 787 was itself just a reaction to the A330, and that no response was needed to the 787. The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner manufactured by Airbus. ...
The airlines pushed Airbus to provide a competitor, as Boeing had committed the 787 to have 20% lower fuel consumption than the A330. Initially Airbus proposed a simple derivative of the A330, dubbed the A330-200Lite, with improved aerodynamics and engines. The airlines were not satisfied and Airbus committed €4 billion to a new design to be called the A350. The original version of the A350 superficially resembled the A330 due to its common fuselage assembly. A new wing, engines and a horizontal stabilizer were to be coupled with new composite materials and production methods applied to the fuselage to make the A350 an almost all-new aircraft.
 Original Mid-2005 Airbus A350-900 design On 16 September 2004, Airbus president and CEO Noël Forgeard confirmed that a new project was under consideration, but did not give a project name, and would not state whether it would be an entirely new design or a modification of an existing product. Forgeard indicated that Airbus would finalise its concept by the end of 2004, begin consulting with airlines in early 2005, and aim to launch the new development programme at the end of that year. This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organisation to promote their works in the media. ...
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On 10 December 2004 the boards of EADS and BAE Systems, the shareholders of Airbus, gave Airbus an "authorisation to offer", and formally named it the A350.[2] December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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On 6 October 2005 full industrial launch of the program was announced with an estimated development cost of around € 3.5 billion. This version of the A350 was planned to be a 250–300-seat twin-engined widebody aircraft derived from the design of the existing A330. Under this plan, the A350 would have modified wings and new engines while sharing the same fuselage cross-section as its predecessor. It was to see entry into service in 2010 in two versions; the A350-800 capable of flying 8,800 nautical miles (16,300 km) with typical passenger capacity of 253 in 3-class configuration and the 300-seat (3-class) A350-900 with 7,500 nautical mile (13.890 km) range. It was designed to be a direct competitor to the 787-9, the proposed 787-10 and 777-200ER. October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ...
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Criticisms Airbus faced criticism on the A350 project by the heads of the company's two largest customers, ILFC and GECAS. On 28 March 2006, in the presence of hundreds of top airline executives, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy, of ILFC lambasted Airbus' strategy in bringing to market what they saw as "a Band-aid reaction to the 787," a sentiment which was echoed by GECAS president Henry Hubschman. Udvar-Hazy called on Airbus to bring a clean-sheet design to the table, or risk losing most of the market to Boeing.[3][4] ILFC (International Lease Finance Corporation, though the abbreviation is the more common usage) has headquarters in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is the worlds largest aircraft lessor, though ILFCs archrival, General Electrics GECAS unit has more aircraft. ...
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Several days later, similar comments were made by Chew Choon Seng, CEO of Singapore Airlines. Chew stated, "having gone to the trouble of designing a new wing, tail, cockpit" and adding advanced new materials, Airbus "should have gone the whole hog and designed a new fuselage."[5] At the time, Singapore was reviewing bids for the 787 and A350. Mr Chew Choon Seng is the CEO of Singapore Airlines. ...
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Airbus responded by stating it was considering improvements for the A350 to satisfy customer demands.[6] At the same time, then Airbus CEO Gustav Humbert suggested that there would be no quick fixes, stating, "Our strategy isn't driven by the needs of the next one or two campaigns, but rather by a long-term view of the market and our ability to deliver on our promises."[7] On 14 June 2006, Singapore Airlines announced it had selected the 787 over the A350, ordering 20 787-9s.[8] Emirates decided against making an order for the A350 because of weaknesses in the design.[9] Dr. Gustav Humbert (born in Celle, Germany in February 1950) has been a member of Airbus’ Executive Committee since July 2000, and at that time also was the Chief Operating Officer. ...
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XWB As a result of these criticisms, in mid-2006 Airbus undertook a major review of the A350 concept. The proposed new A350 was to become more of a competitor to the larger Boeing 777, with a larger fuselage cross-section able to accommodate up to 9 passengers per row. The A330 and previous iterations of the A350 would only be able to accommodate 8 passengers per row in normal configurations. The 787 can accommodate 8 or 9 passengers per row, while the 777 can accommodate 9 or 10 passengers per row. There was some speculation that the revised aircraft would be called the Airbus A370. However: The Boeing 777 is a family of long-range wide-body twin-engine airliners built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...
On 17 July 2006, at the Farnborough Air Show, Airbus announced that the redesigned aircraft would be called A350 XWB (i.e. Xtra Wide Body). July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ...
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The latest information Airbus has released indicates a family of all-new aircraft, with a slightly larger diameter fuselage than that of the 787. The twin-aisle aircraft will seat economy class passengers 9 abreast, rather than the 8 proposed for the original A350. Airbus intends for the A350 XWB to compete with both the Boeing 787 and its larger cousin, the Boeing 777. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized wide body passenger airliner currently under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes and scheduled to enter service in 2008. ...
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Airbus achieved its first sale of the redesigned A350 four days after its unveiling when Singapore Airlines announced an order for 20 A350 XWBs with options of a further 20. Its CEO, Chew Choon Seng, said in a statement, that "it is heartening that Airbus has listened to customer airlines and has come up with a totally new design for the A350." [10] Singapore Airlines Limited (Abbreviated: SIA; Chinese: æ–°åŠ å¡èˆªç©ºå…¬å¸; Pinyin: XÄ«njÄ«apÅ HángkÅng GÅngsÄ«; abbreviated 新航) (IATA: SQ, ICAO: SIA, and Callsign: Singapore) SGX: S55 is the national airline of Singapore, and the worlds second-biggest carrier by market value. ...
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Technology The A350 features a new fuselage, new composite wings, new engines, a new composite tail plane, new landing gear and many new systems compared to the A330. It builds on the technologies developed for A380 and has a similar cockpit layout. In total, 62% of the A350 will be constructed using advanced materials.[11] The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, four-engined airliner manufactured by Airbus S.A.S. It first flew on 27 April 2005 from Toulouse, France. ...
Engines Airbus is undecided on whether to use bleed-air (like the A380) or bleedless (like the 787) engine technology. Rolls-Royce has agreed with Airbus to supply a new variant of the Trent engine for the A350 XWB, currently called the Trent XWB, which will have a static thrust of 75000-95000lbf. Bleed air in gas turbine engines is compressed air taken from within the engine, after the compressor stage(s) and before the fuel is injected in the burners. ...
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General Electric had confirmed that the A350-800 would be offered with a variant of the GEnx engine, and was in talks with Airbus about offering it on the A350-900. The A350-1000 will not be offered with GEnx engines. More recently, GE has talked about offering a variant of the Engine Alliance GP7200 instead of the GEnx. [12] General Electric Aviation or GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, is headquartered in Evendale, Ohio (a Cincinnati suburb). ...
Boeing 787 The General Electric GEnx (General Electric Next-generation) is an advanced turbofan under development by GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) for the Boeing 787. ...
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Fuselage The A350 will have a constant cross-section from door 1 to door 4, unlike previous Airbus aircraft. This is to provide maximum useable volume. John Leahy refers to the old design as "Airbus taper". In another change from the earlier A350 the fuselage is to be ovoid rather than circular. John Leahy is Co-Chief Commerical Officer of Airbus. ...
Other Airbus had signed a firm contract with BMW to have them develop an interior concept for the original A350.[13]
There was a precedent for updating an older airliner to compete with a newer offering. Boeing updated their 737 product which resulted in the Next Generation 737 (737NG) in order to achieve similar operating costs to Airbus' A320 series. However with the A350 XWB Airbus has now decided to produce an all-new aircraft rather than an updated version of an existing aircraft. The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium range - narrow body commercial passenger jet aircraft. ...
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Politics The A350 project comes in the middle of a trade dispute between the U.S. and the EU about government support for Boeing and Airbus. An agreement dating back from 1992 and rules laid down by the World Trade Organization govern what are allowable government subsidies to aircraft manufacturers. The U.S. contends loans given to Airbus under favorable conditions by European governments violate these rules, and has filed a complaint with the WTO. The EU has responded by filing its own complaint about alleged subsidies received by Boeing for the development of the 787 and previous aircraft, and alleged cross-subsidies from military projects. For more on the subsidy dispute see the Airbus, Boeing and 787 entries. WTO Logo The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international, multilateral organization, which sets the rules for the global trading system and resolves disputes between its member states, all of whom are signatories to its approximately 30 agreements. ...
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Orders Airbus signed its first customer for the A350 in December 2004; Air Europa, a Spanish airline, will receive the first of 10 A350-800s in 2011 for covering its routes to Latin America and the Far East. The order from US Airways, was subject to its merger with America West and includes a loan of $250 million to the new group from Airbus.[14] Air Europa LÃneas Aéreas, S.A. is an airline based in Palma, Majorca, Spain. ...
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Originally, the A350 was to debut in 2010. Changes to the cockpit configuration resulted in a revenue service start date of 2011.[15] The complete redesign which has resulted in the A350 XWB version has now pushed target entry into service to mid-2012.
The entry-into-service dates in the table below do not reflect the new delays to the programme.
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* It is not certain that the ILFC follow-on order reduced options to 4 from original 8.
** It is not known if the GEnx will still be offered on the XWB (see the Engines section for more info).
Specifications The cabin of the A350 will be 3,4 & 5 inches wider than the Boeing 787 at armrest, shoulder and eye level respectively.[11] The 777 cabin is larger still. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized wide body passenger airliner currently under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes and scheduled to enter service in 2008. ...
| A350 XWB | By comparison | | -800 [16] | -900 [10] | -1000 | -900R | -900F | 787-9 | 787-10 [17]
| 777-300ER[18]
| 777-200LR
| 777-200F | | Length | | 64.0 m | | 64.0 m | 64.0 m | 63.0 m | 68.9 m | 73.9 m | 63.7 m | 63.7 m | | Height | | 17.0 m | | 17.0 m | 17.0 m | 16.5 m | 17.0 m | 18.7 m | 18.8 m | 18.6 m | | Wingspan | | 64.0 m | | | | 60.0 m | 60.1 m | 64.8 m | 64.8 m | 64.8 m | | Cross section | 5.91 m | 5.91 m | 5.91 m | 5.91 m | 5.91 m | 5.74 m | 5.74 m | 6.19 m | 6.19 m | 6.19 m | | Passengers | 270 (3-cl) | 314 (3-cl) | 350 (3-cl) | 310 (3-cl) | 90t cargo | 250/290 (3/2-cl) | 301/350 (3/2-cl) | 365 (3-cl) | 301 (3-cl) | 103t cargo | | MTOW (t) | 245 | 265 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 244.94 | 272.15 | 351.534 | 347.452 | 347.450 | | Empty weight (t) | | | | | | 115.3 | 125 | 167.8 | 145.2 | | | Max fuel (l) | | | | | | 138,700 | 145,000 | 181,280 | 202,287 | 181,280 | | Cruise speed (M) | 0.85 | 0.85 (max .89) | 0.85 (max .89) | 0.84 (max .89) | 0.84 (max .89) | 0.84 (max .89) | | Thrust (lb) (x 2) | 75,000 | 87,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 95,000 | 68,000 | 88,200 | 115,300 | 110,000 | 110,000 | | Engines | RR Trent XWB
or GE GEnx* | RR Trent XWB
or GE GEnx* | RR Trent XWB | RR Trent XWB | RR Trent XWB | RR Trent 1000
or GE GEnx | RR Trent 1000
or GE GEnx | GE90-115B | GE90-110B1 | GE90-110B1 | | Range | 8,500 nm
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16,300 km | 8,500 nm
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9,065 km | | Price | $189M | $215M | $242M | TBA | TBA | $178.5M | TBA | $219M | $237M | $232.5M | *Currently unconfirmed as Airbus is still in talks with General Electric and others about an alternate engine for the A350 XWB. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized wide body passenger airliner currently under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes and scheduled to enter service in 2008. ...
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Boeing 787 The General Electric GEnx (General Electric Next-generation) is an advanced turbofan under development by GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) for the Boeing 787. ...
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Rolls-Royce Trent 900 on A380 prototype Rolls Royce Trent is a family of high-bypass turbofan engines manufactured by Rolls-Royce. ...
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Boeing 787 The General Electric GEnx (General Electric Next-generation) is an advanced turbofan under development by GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) for the Boeing 787. ...
Rolls-Royce Trent 900 on A380 prototype Rolls Royce Trent is a family of high-bypass turbofan engines manufactured by Rolls-Royce. ...
Boeing 787 The General Electric GEnx (General Electric Next-generation) is an advanced turbofan under development by GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) for the Boeing 787. ...
NASA GE90 airflow simulation General Electric GE90 is a family of high-bypass turbofan engines built by General Electric for the Boeing 777, with thrust ranging from 74,000 to 115,000 lbf (329 to 512 kN). ...
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