Airliners.net Civil Aviation: Can Airbus Send The A350 Back To Redesign?

Airliners.net Civil Aviation: Can Airbus Send The A350 Back To Redesign?: "The 'authorisation to offer' the A350 for sale to the airlines came on December 10 2004.

Air Europa signed a MOU for 10 + 4 options on December 17, 2004.

US Air committed to 20 in May 2005 in exchange for a loan to help them emerge from bankruptcy.

The Kuwait-based ALAFCO announced its intent on 14 June 2005 at the Paris Air Show for 12 + 6 options.

CIT Group ordered 5; the order was announced on 18 August 2005.

GECAS ordered signed a letter of intent for a firm order of 10 A350s on 15 June 2005 at the Paris Air Show.

Kingfisher Airlines: A contract was signed on 15 June 2005 at the Paris Air Show for 10 A350s.

Qatar Airways on 13 June 2005 at the Paris Air Show, but at that time it was just an announcement that negotiations were under way for 60. Still Airbus counts this as an order.

TAM: 8 + 7 options: TAM signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Le Bourget on 16 June 2005.

There were also 10 unannounced prior to the 'official industrial launch' in October 2005. http://flug-revue.rotor.com/FRTypen/FRA350.htm"