Production of Airbus's first carbonfibre wing for a commercial product is being undertaken by a mix of in-house divisions and outside suppliers, with a new assembly process to reduce cost and lead time. The wing's carbonfibre skins, or covers, are to be produced by Airbus's German plant in Stade (upper skin) and its Illescas plant in Spain (bottom …

Airbus and its programme partners across Europe and the USA are gearing up for the launch of A350 XWB production with the construction of factories or extensions to existing infrastructure. The revised production flow introduced for the A350 is designed to streamline final assembly and will require subassemblies to arrive by Beluga in Toulouse in a …

Airbus has devised its A350 production plan to enable output levels of up to 10 aircraft a month, with the final assembly line capable of ultimately delivering up to 13 a month. By increasing the state of subassembly completion, as well as integrating cabin installation with the assembly process, Airbus aims to reduce the lead time of the A350 by 30% …

Resumed flights on Friday, the internal and external between the airport and the Iraqi cities of Basra and other countries, which had been suspended last week due to military operations in Basra said. Associate Director of the airport is available: the resumption of flights came after the return of calm to the province and reduce the hours the curfew …