Airbus Closes In On Decision To Stretch The A350

Starlux A350-1000

Airbus displayed a Starlux A350-1000 at the Singapore Airshow, demonstrating its widebody ambitions in the Asia-Pacific region.

Credit: Jens Flottau/AW&ST
Airbus has a long-established lead on Boeing in the global market for narrowbodies, but the airframer is still trailing its U.S. competitor in the widebody field. The new CEO of Airbus’ commercial aircraft division, Lars Wagner, is determined to change that. “The focus was on single-aisle on both...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

Guy Norris

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