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Farnborough Air Show 2006 (9): the Airbus surprise A-350

Farnborough, United Kingdom - The brand new A-350XWB has been launched

Great expectations for the launch of the new A-350 by Airbus, which many analysts had announced as unlikely (see AVIONEWS for details). Before the official presentation, all the advertising spaces inside the Air Show were covered with white sheets, in order to the sensationalist effect. However, a notorious English tabloid had actually already published the same commercial many hours before. Anyway,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 144999
Rome, Italy, 07/17/2006 16:55
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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