De A350-900 is gecertificeerd door het europese controle orgaan EASA. Dit betekent dat Airbus kan beginnen met leveren van het toestel. De certificering door de Amerikaanse FAA zal spoedig volgen.
Certificering
Het document, getekend door EASA’s directeur Patrick KY, is overhandigd aan Airbus.
[su_quote cite=” Fabrice Brégier, Airbus President en CEO”]Receiving the A350-900 Type Certification from EASA is a great achievement for Airbus and for all our partners who have contributed to designing, building and certificating this fantastic, new generation aircraft. The A350-900 is now ready to fly from the nest and be enjoyed by airlines and passengers. The A350 XWB embodies many extra innovative technologies which make all the difference in passenger comfort and airline efficiency.
“The A350 XWB manufacturing programme has also been innovative and ambitious, aiming for a fully mature aircraft at entry into service and this is what we are proud to be delivering to our first A350 XWB customer, Qatar Airways, before the end of the year. Our fleet of five test aircraft completed the certification campaign, on time, cost and quality. We created and successfully achieved one of the industry’s most thorough and efficient test programmes ever developed for a jetliner,” [/su_quote]
Voor de certificering zijn 2600 vluchturen gemaakt de 5 testvliegtuigen. Er zijn tests gedaan die ver buiten de ontwerplimieten gingen om te bewijzen dat het toestel in alle omstandigheden goed kan functioneren.
De 420 minuten ETOPS certificering is nog niet binnen. “Should happen shortly” volgens Airbus.
