Initial A350F aft fuselage transferred to Toulouse final assembly line
Construction of Airbus’s initial A350 freighter is progressing with the arrival of its aft fuselage at the Toulouse final assembly line.
The first fully-equipped aft section for MSN700 has been transferred from the airframer’s Hamburg facilities.
Airbus senior vice-president of marketing Joost van der Heijden says the forward, centre and aft sections of the fuselage have “moved in” with the wings.
“[They] are now getting ready to be assembled in the coming weeks,” he adds in a social media post.
Construction of Airbus’s initial A350 freighter is progressing with the arrival of its aft fuselage at the Toulouse final assembly line.
The first fully-equipped aft section for MSN700 has been transferred from the airframer’s Hamburg facilities.
Airbus senior vice-president of marketing Joost van der Heijden says the forward, centre and aft sections of the fuselage have “moved in” with the wings.
“[They] are now getting ready to be assembled in the coming weeks,” he adds in a social media post.
The Toulouse line received the cockpit and central fuselage in August.
Airbus’s A350F has a slightly shorter fuselage than the A350-1000 passenger aircraft, from which it has been derived.
It will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines and the airframer intends entry-into-service in the second half of 2027.
French logistics firm CMA CGM is set to be the launch operator of the type.
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