Airbus will have a major presence at the Singapore Airshow 2014, Asia’s largest aeronautical and defence airshow, taking place from February 11 to 16.
The Airshow visitors will be able to enjoy the all-new A350 XWB flight-test aircraft (MSN 3) performing its first ever airshow flying display on both February 11 and 12.
A full scale A350 XWB cockpit, as well as an interactive A350 XWB model, will be on the expo at the Airbus stand (J23), together with models of Airbus’ market-leading wide-body product line and the successful A320neo.
Guests can also discover Airbus’ benchmark cabin comfort standards in a dedicated ‘Comfort Zone’ at the Airbus tent, located on the static display area.
Airbus will broadcast the A350 XWB flying display live, and provide daily airshow coverage and news via a special Singapore Airshow website on airbus.com and on youtube.com/airbus.
In addition. Airbus will also broadcast a daily 30-minute live show, featuring Airbus experts and special guests. More details will be made available on www.airbus.com from February 11.
The Asia-Pacific region is a core market for Airbus with airlines from the region accounting for a third of the company’s total orders worldwide. Today, there are more than 2,400 Airbus aircraft in service with nearly 100 airlines across the region and over 1,700 aircraft on order with Asia-Pacific carriers for future delivery.
This represents over a third of the company’s total backlog, reflecting the importance of the region as the fastest-growing market for new civil aircraft.
The Airbus A350 XWB made its first landing at Qatar’s state-of-the-art Hamad International Airport (HIA) on Wednesday, as the national carrier prepares to include in its growing fleet the mid-sized wide-body airliner from later this year.
In all, Qatar Airways has placed orders for 80 A350 XWB, including the -900 and the stretched version – 1000.
The A350-900 will have a capacity of 300 passengers and the stretch -1000 can add another 50 passengers.