IAGblog Podcasts

Alan Pardoe, Head of Product Marketing for the Airbus A330/A340/A350 programs, provides an update on the XWB. He explains where the company is in terms of definition, the speed of the design process and the care they are taking with the plane. (The lessons from the A380 and 787 have been learned)

With some 3,000 people worldwide working on the program, its getting a lot of attention. Alan mentions that the 787-3 is likely to not be immune to previous niche programs like the VC10 or folding wing 777. Indeed he feels that modifying Japan's airports would be the better solution to enable larger planes to be used.

Alan also updates us on the A330's bright future and the A340.