Toulouse, 10 th November 2011 Presented by Didier Evrard EVP Head of Programme A350 XWB Technical Press Briefing
Video Achievements Page 2
Customer Review PPR6 Programme Progress Review with Customers The audience 39 Airlines/Leasing Companies 176 Participants Content Programme update by Airbus & Rolls-Royce On-site tour: FAL, Iron bird, EFIB, Cockpit simulator and FTB Actively listening and working with our Customers Page 3
A350 XWB - Technical Press Briefing, 10th November 2011 A350 XWB Firm sales status at end October 2011 25 Countries 3 Alliances 4 Leasing companies 3 Private customers 567 orders from 35 customers Page 4
An Airline Office which is now operational Objective Bring operational expertise to optimise the A350 XWB future operations Activities: Validation of the operability functions of the A350 XWB Development and validation of the support products: Ground Support Equipment-tools, Aircraft Maintenance Manual, Minimum Equipment List, Analysis of the tests results to define their operational impacts, and definition of the associated solutions and mitigation means Operations started 1st April 2011 Actively preparing for EIS Page 5
A350 XWB a complete long-range family A350-1000 A350-900 Intensive testing at Airbus & Risk Sharing Partners Actively supporting Risk Sharing Partners Pre-FALs started Preparing for FAL start A350-800 En route for maturity at Entry Into Service Page 6
From parts manufacturing to major component assembly Trade Press Briefing 10 th November 2011 Page 7
From demonstrators to integrated test benches Trade Press Briefing 10 th November 2011 Page 8
From engine design and first parts assembly to engine test Trade Press Briefing 10 th November 2011 Page 9 1250 accumulated Engine Running hours and 1300 accumulated Engine Cycles
From components assembly to major components integration Paris Airshow Le Bourget 20 th June 2011 Trade Press Briefing 10 th November 2011 Page 10
Hand Over Ceremony Section 13/14 - MSN001 Premium Aerotec, 20 th October Hand-Over of Major Components from Risk Sharing Partners to Airbus Plants Page 11
Aerolia Nose Section Assembly in Saint Nazaire MSN001 Saint Nazaire, 9 th November 2 nd Nose Section now in Airbus Plant Saint Nazaire Page 12
Section 15 delivery to Spirit Saint Nazaire MSN001 Saint Nazaire 9 th November Hand-Over of Major Components by Risk Sharing Partners Page 13
Broughton North Factory Opening and MSN001 Ribs and Trailing Edge installation in Jig Page 14 Prime Minister opening North Factory
Flying Test Bench integration in A380 (MSN001) Page 15 Preparing for Flight Test
Testing and growing systems maturity Functional integration tests now in operational mode more than one year before first flight. Page 16
Maturity enablers for entry in to Pre-FAL/FAL Supply chain readiness, volume of detailed parts Airbus resources deployed where needed Launch of Joint Improvement plans with focus on detailed parts and tier 2 suppliers Factory readiness and learning speed of production launch teams Physical mock-ups and dry runs to train teams Manageable amount of out of sequence work from components to Pre-FAL & FALs Outstanding work targets defined to keep efficiency Volume and quality of assembly and installation drawings Drawings drumbeat aligned to production needs Page 17
Reinforced Supplier Management and Development Page 18
From tooling design to a FAL ready for operations Trade Press Briefing 10 th November 2011 FAL ready for start first quarter 2012 Page 19
A350-800 Strong market interests towards 300 seater A350-1000 A350-900 A350-800 DMU completed High level of commonality secured Development pace adapted for market fit Final assembly start First flight 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Today EIS Page 20
A350 XWB / 787 order conversions 787-8 to -9 conversions Air New Zealand 4 Ethiopian 4 LCAL 5 Continental 12 ILFC 40 Vietnam Airlines 8 Air China 15 ANA 15 KAL 10 Total 113 A350-800 to -900 Alafco 12 TAM 12 ILFC 6 Grupo Synergy 10 Asiana 2 CIT 3 TAP 12 Total 57 170 aircraft upsized so far A definite trend towards larger aircraft End October 2011 Page 21
A350-1000 We have listened to our customer community A350-1000 308t MTOW, +4.5t payload 97,000 lbs of thrust +400 nm range A350-900 No Specific Fuel Consumption impact Trade off performance vs. schedule confirmed during the last PPR with customers 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Today Final assembly start First flight EIS A350-800 Page 22
Conclusion A350 XWB Family aligned with current and future markets Airline office on-board to prepare EIS Start FAL with static test aircraft first quarter 2012 followed by MSN001 Extended Enterprise delivering in a collaborative environment More than one year of systems and structure testing will ensure flight test maturity and readiness Adapted derivatives programme to meet customer needs Lessons learned from previous programmes applied for the next phase A350-900 Maturity at FAL start to ensure Ramp-Up Page 23
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