the new Airbus A350 with first flight scheduled in 2012
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Aircraft Industry: Next generation widebodies: Dreams of tomorrow - by Max Kingsley-Jones
For the Airbus A350 program, 2009 has been a year of consolidation as its rival in Seattle's Dreamliner development effort lurched from crisis to crisis. The only consoling factor for Boeing is the serious prospect that the 787 should finally get airborne by the end of the year. Airbus has been working on the production plan for the aircraft's carbon fibre structure as it prepares for fabrication of the initial components, which is due to begin soon.As with the 787 at this stage of its development, the A350 appears to progressing smoothly. Late last year the -900 achieved the key "maturity gate (MG) 5" milestone on schedule, which represented the detailed definition freeze. This version will be the first to fly, in early 2012. Qatar Airways is due to receive the first aircraft, in the second half of 2013.
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