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The Airbus A350 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine airliner developed and produced by Airbus. The initial A350 design proposed in 2004, in response to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner , would have been a development of the Airbus A330 with composite wings and new engines.
The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB is a high-bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce Holdings.In July 2006, the Trent XWB was selected to exclusively power the Airbus A350.The first engine was run on 14 June 2010, it first flew on an A380 testbed on 18 February 2012, it was certified in early 2013, and it first flew on an A350 on 14 June 2013.
Rolls Royce's Trent XWB-97 is the sole engine choice for the A350-1000, the largest version of the widebody jet that can carry up to 480 passengers.The A350-900 uses a different Rolls Royce engine
The Trent XWB was selected in July 2006 to power exclusively the Airbus A350 XWB. The first engine was run on 14 June 2010, it first flew on an Airbus A380 testbed on 18 February 2012, it was certified in early 2013, and it first flew on an A350 on 14 June 2013. It keeps the characteristic three-shaft layout of the Trent, with a 3.00 m (118 in ...
Hong Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific has canceled dozens of flights as it conducts an inspection of its entire Airbus A350 fleet after finding engine problems affecting the plane.
Cathay Pacific said it found 15 aircraft that needed repair after the in-flight failure of an engine part prompted it to inspect its entire Airbus A350 fleet.
Notably, Safran's GE90 engine exclusively powers the Boeing 777, while the GEnx is developed for the Boeing 747-8, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and proposed for the Airbus A350. In the military sector, Safran engines play a vital role, including the F110 powering 80% of the US Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcons, and engines like the F404 and F414 in ...
Hong Kong aviation investigators say an engine problem that caused Cathay Pacific to ground its entire fleet of Airbus A350 jets for inspection earlier this month could have escalated into ...