Dec 22, 2014 · The initial A350 XWB handover occurred today, with Airbus providing an A350-900 variant of the new-generation jetliner to launch customer Qatar Airways during a ceremony at the aircraft manufacturer’s Toulouse, France headquarters.

Jun 21, 2013 · The A350 XWB's wing fixed trailing edge package is the largest production contract in GE Aviation, Hamble's 75-year-plus history, and demonstrates its capability to design and manufacture advanced structural composite panels and complex machined assemblies for the aviation industry.

Nov 18, 2019 · Rolls-Royce's crucial new engine line, the UltraFan, and its future could be in jeopardy if Airbus chooses to go with GE engines on a possible new version of the A350.

Jul 28, 2005 · EVENDALE, Ohio - With more than 125 commitments announced for the new Airbus A350 aircraft, integration teams between Airbus and engine supplier General Electric Company have reached a key milestone in designing the overall propulsion system.

Feb 15, 2015 · The history explains why the A350 XWB has no GE engines. In 2004, faced with what was to become the Boeing 787, Airbus's first response was to offer new GE engines on its A330. That was the original A350.

The Airbus A350 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine airliner developed and produced by Airbus. The initial A350 design proposed in 2004, in response to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, would have been a development of the Airbus A330 with composite wings, advanced winglets, and new efficient engines.

Nov 26, 2014 · Production of the wing fixed trailing edge package for Airbus' A350-1000 jetliner has begun at GE Aviation, Hamble, marking a new milestone in the largest design and manufacture contract awarded in the 78-year history of this GE Aviation Aerostructures business.

July 20, 2005 -- EVENDALE, Ohio - With its GEnx jet engine, General Electric Company (GE) engineers are introducing breakthrough combustion technology that will dramatically reduce emissions in jet travel. The GEnx engine is being developed …

Dec 5, 2005 · To date, GE has signed agreements to power a total of 112 A350 aircraft with its fast-selling GEnx engine. Airbus has established an integrated certification schedule for the A350, which includes GEnx engine flight-testing in 2009, and aircraft/engine certification in 2010.

Apr 23, 2024 · Spat Between Airbus, General Electric Over A350 XWB Engines Deepens. GE Doesn’t Want To Compete With Itself Against Boeing’s 777. “The problem we have with GE is they go to Seattle and say, ‘What kind of engine should we design for your airframe?'” said Leahy.