EADS Results Rise, But Concerns Linger Over A350XWB
The first A350XWB with a complete set of wings rolled out at Airbus's Toulouse plant on February 26, but parent company EADS admits it has no room to maneuver in meeting its service entry target for the second half of 2014. [Photo: Airbus].
The first A350XWB with a complete set of wings rolled out at Airbus's Toulouse plant on February 26, but parent company EADS admits it has no room to maneuver in meeting its service entry target for the second half of 2014. [Photo: Airbus].

The task of keeping development of the new Airbus A350XWB airliner on track for service entry in the second half of 2014 “remains challenging,” the European airframer’s parent company EADS acknowledged at a press conference today. According to EADS chief financial officer Harald Wilhelm, “There is no room left in the schedule” to achieve A350 certification according to the revised timetable, but the company remains confident of achieving a first flight “this summer.”