EASA Certifies Airbus A350-900

by / jeudi, 02 octobre 2014 / Published in Aviation commerciale

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued type certification for the Airbus A350-900, clearing the way for first delivery of the aircraft in the coming weeks.

“We dealt with a very mature aircraft,” EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky stated on Tuesday. “Airbus and EASA have learnt from experience and have established pragmatic working methods which have proved to be the recipe for a successful type certification and the way forward for future certification programs.” The A350 was the first ever all-new Airbus aircraft certified by EASA.

Airbus expects to also receive U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approvals “very shortly,” according to Airbus A350 Chief Engineer Gordon McConnell. “It is in process just now, but not completed yet.” McConnell does not foresee any issues. The initial Extended Twin Operations (ETOPS) clearance has also not yet been published by EASA and McConnell believes it may take several more weeks to get there. He says ETOPS will be “perfectly adequate” for the needs of the operators. The EASA certification document indicates that there will be an ETOPS 180-minute approval and a separate approval for ETOPS beyond that limit, neither of which has been issued yet.

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