Airbus has moved the A350 XWB’s target for entry into service to the second half of 2014, a delay of about three months from the current program schedule, which was already behind the original schedule.
Computer rendering of A350. Courtesy, Airbus Airbus has moved the A350 XWB’s target for entry into service to the second half of 2014, a delay of about three months from the current program schedule, which was already behind the original schedule. The next-generation aircraft was originally slated for entry into service in mid-2013 (ATW Daily News, Nov. 11, 2011). Airbus said it will take a €124 million ($151.3 million) charge for the delay, which the manufacturer said is ...
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