Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

First A350 XWB for Cathay Pacific is taking shape

Toulouse, France - The aircraft is scheduled for delivery early next year

Assembly of the first A-350/900 airplane for Cathay Pacific Airways is progressing well at Airbus’ A-350 XWB Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. Following the fuselage section joining phase, the wings, the horizontal and vertical tailplane as well as tail cone have been joined to the fuselage. Following this, the aircraft will move to the next assembly station for structural completion, g...

fra/pec - 1169406
Rome, Italy, 07/09/2015 17:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Similar

Civil aviationItaly. Grottaglie factory (2): Leonardo's relaunch plan

Cingolani (ceo): "Diversifying production and technologies, we are speeding things up"

To diversify production and technologies. These are the two cornerstones around which the plan of the Italian Leonardo Group, specialized in the aerospace and defense sectors, would relaunch and develop... more

AirportsItaly. Grottaglie factory remains open

Closure avoided for four months, but there is no union-Leonardo agreement

The four-month closure of the Leonardo factory in Grottaglie, in the province of Taranto, Italy, has been averted. However, the crisis in the Apulian factory remains unresolved after the Fim, Fiom and... more

DefensePre-agreement between Israel and Hamas

Towards ceasefire; a pact for interim government

A ceasefire in the Middle East is an increasingly real possibility. This means that the truce is closer and that we are looking at post-conflict political management with renewed hope. This is what emerges... more