Airbus A350-1000 Delay Looms; Key Customers Want More Thrust

Airbus and Rolls-Royce are believed to be working on a potential thrust margin increase of about 5,000 lb. for the Trent XWB engine that will power the A350-1000, a sufficiently substantial design change that would force the planned entry-into-service target for the larger model to slide from 2015...

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