Airbus has installed on the first flight-test A350 XWB (MSN001) its two flight-ready Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and is also installing the new Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) at Airbus ...

The Trent XWB remains of the most utilised engines in the world, delivering the lowest fuel consumption among its closest ...

Rolls-Royce has conducted a first-time run of its new Trent XWB engine for the Airbus A350 family. The engine ran yesterday on a test-bed at Rolls-Royce has conducted a first-time run of its new Trent ...

Airbus has completed installation of the first Rolls-Royce Trent XWB flight-test engine on the A380 “flying-testbed” aircraft (MSN 001). The aircraft is seen here at Airbus’ Jean-Luc Lagardère site in ...

There are millions of people taking to the skies each day, but I can almost guarantee you that very few of them give the technology that allows planes to fly, engines, a second thought. Yet, each and ...

Airbus-Boeing rivalry over big twin jets resurfaces Debate recalls 777X launch with Gulf orders in 2013 Boeing’s 777X program faces years of heavy delays Larger twin-engine designs spark renewed ...

Airbus has revealed the first details of the A350 XWB’s flight test programme, which will involve five aircraft flying about 3,000h. The airframer intends… Airbus has revealed the first details of the ...

Airbus has delivered its 100th A350 XWB, just some 30 months after the first delivery of the world’s most modern widebody aircraft in December 2014. The 100th aircraft delivered is an A350-900 for ...

Qantas’ Project Sunrise Airbus A350-1000ULR has completed its maiden test flight, marking a significant milestone ahead of the launch of commercial flights that will connect Australia’s east coast to ...