Airbus to Showcase New Aircraft at Singapore Show

Airbus will have a major presence at the Singapore Airshow 2014, Asia’s largest aeronautical and defence airshow, to be held from February 11 to 16, the French aircraft manufacturer has said.Airshow visitors will be able to see the all-new A350 XWB flight-test aircraft (MSN 3) performing its first ever airshow flying display on February the 11 and 12.A full scale A350 XWB cockpit as well as an interactive A350 XWB model will be on expo at the Airbus stand (J23) together with models of Airbus’ market-leading widebody product line and the successful A320neo.Visitors can also discover Airbus’ benchmark cabin comfort standards in a dedicated Comfort Zone at the Airbus tent, located on the static display area.Airbus will broadcast the A350 XWB flying display live, and provide daily airshow coverage and news via a special Singapore Airshow website on airbus.com and on youtube.com/airbus. Airbus will also broadcast a daily 30 minute live show, featuring Airbus experts and special guests.The Asia-Pacific region is a core market for Airbus with airlines from the region accounting for a third of the company’s total orders worldwide.There are more than 2,400 Airbus aircraft in service with nearly 100 airlines across the region and over 1,700 aircraft on order with Asia-Pacific carriers for future delivery. This represents over a third of the company’s total backlog, reflecting the importance of the region as the fastest growing market for new civil aircraft, Airbus said.