VIDEO. Airbus’s first A350 was delivered – FranceTV info

VIDEO. Airbus's first A350 was delivered – FranceTV info

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Updated 12/22/2014 | 11:26 p.m. published on 12/22/2014 | 11:15 p.m.

Historic day for Airbus. European consortium Airbus has delivered on Monday December 22 at Toulouse First Airbus A350 to Qatar Airways. The plane featured Airbus aims to clearly compete with the Boeing 787. The first commercial flight is expected in a month. With its curved wings, and carbon fuselage, the A350 should allow airlines to save 25% of their costs of fuel and maintenance.

The A350, it is mainly the answer Airbus to Boeing 787 Primeliner, arrived on the market there are three. In reality, the A350 is an enhanced copy of the American plane.

The long-haul market is crucial, it is on this type of aircraft that manufacturers make the most margin. Airbus had no room for error. “We’re talking about a market of 5,000 aircraft, is considerable, almost a trillion dollars so for the future of Airbus, it is essential. It is seven years of hard work, more 7 000 engineers working on this development, more than 10 billion euros. It is the revival of Airbus’ , says the CEO of the company, Fabrice Begier.

First Client A350 to be delivered, Qatar Airways will launch its commercial flights with the device on January 15 next between Doha and Frankfurt.

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