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  • Airbus says A350 customer feedback came 'a bit late' and admits to two year delay on new design

    06/01/2006 2:52:14 PM PDT · by Yo-Yo · 15 replies · 272+ views
    Flightglobal.com ^ | 1 June 06 | Justin Wastnage
    Airbus says A350 customer feedback came 'a bit late' and admits to two year delay on new design By Justin Wastnage in London Airbus has taken a swipe at potential and existing customers for its A350 long-range twinjet for failing to supply timely feedback during the development effort, admitting that any newly-designed variant could not be ready until at least 2012. In a hard-hitting interview with UK broadcaster BBC in its Hard Talk series, Airbus chief operating officer, Charles Champion, says the airframer "underestimated how much our customers wanted a competition between Airbus and Boeing with a new product from...