During my time aboard MSN004 this afternoon I had an impromptu interview with Airbus CEO Tom Enders who was on hand to greet the arrival of the A380 in Oshkosh. I asked Mr. Enders about future of the A380 amid the slumping economy, composite technology development on A350, lessons learned from 787, the pending WTO ruling, and the future of the A320 replacement and its potential structural material. You may notice that Mr. Enders calls the entry into service date for A350 2014, he corrected himself later saying that 2013 is still the planned date for first delivery to Qatar Airways for the A350-900.
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