European planemaker Airbus on Tuesday began building the first parts of its new A350 XWB, a wide-bodied airliner designed to compete with US rival Boeing's much anticipated B787 Dreamliner.
A model display of an Airbus A350 XWB is displayed at the Singapore Airshow in 2008. European planemaker Airbus on Tuesday began building the first parts of its new A350 XWB, a wide-bodied airliner designed to compete with US rival Boeing's much anticipated B787 Dreamliner.
A statement from the firm said workers have started assembling the jet's giant wing sections in Airbus' plant in Stade near Hamburg in Germany -- just days after press reports suggested the project could be delayed.
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