Skip to content Go to main navigation Go to language selector

Airbus A350

14 January 2015

Parts for the Airbus A350-1000 produced at Saab

2 min read

About one year ago, Saab signed a contract with Airbus to become a supplier for the A350-1000. The first parts have now been produced and Saab is gearing up for assembly and delivery.

The agreement between Saab and Airbus includes the design, development and manufacturing of the flap support structures and fairings for the Airbus A350-1000 for the entire duration of the programme. The A350-1000 is the longest-fuselage version of Airbus’ all-new family of widebody jetliners, measuring nearly 74 metres from nose to tail.

Flap support structures link the landing flaps to the wing trailing-edge structure and allow the deployment of the flaps during the take-off and landing phases.

Saab is now gearing up for assembly and initial delivery of structural parts for the A350-1000.

“The first parts have been produced and we are pleased with the results. The next step is to start up our in-house assembly line where the parts will be assembled,” says Dan Lagerberg, Project Manager for the A350-1000 project at Saab.

When the A350 XWB (extra wide body) agreement was signed between Saab and Airbus, it marked a breakthrough with yet another Airbus platform for Saab, confirming the company’s competitiveness as a global supplier to the commercial aviation market. Saab also supplies the A320 programme, producing ailerons and the A380 programme, producing the mid and outer leading edges.

“We are making good progress in the A350-1000 project,” says Dan Lagerberg, “we have a tight schedule, but the whole project and supply-chain are geared up for the challenge and now it is full steam ahead towards completing the first delivery.”

Dan Lagerberg, Project Manager for the A350-1000 project at Saab

More stories about:

Products

Confident and battlefield ready

Thanks to today’s advanced training systems, modern soldiers can have the experience of combat veterans long before they engage the enemy for the first time.

The full sensory experience: welcome to the future of military training

From mixed reality to ultra-realistic virtual environments, tomorrow’s military training will be even better at preparing soldiers for battle.

‘True ballistic’ training for true battle readiness

Not all military laser-training systems are equal. While some are unable to accurately recreate the way that weapons and ammunition work, Saab’s advanced BT46 technology delivers a ‘true ballistic’ experience that prepares soldiers for combat.

26 Mar 2024 / By Johan Jersblad

It is time to face the growing satellite threat

An explosion in the number of commercial satellites offering sophisticated radar imagery of the Earth is a game changer for modern conflicts. Armed forces that want to continue to avoid enemy detection need to completely rethink their use of camouflage and decoys.

Barracuda MCS on Oshkosh

Barracuda camouflage increases focus on the US

With the world facing new threats, Saab's business unit Barracuda is working to ensure that customers in the United States have the advanced camouflage solutions they need.

Urban Operations Training

How to train for the inpredictable battelfield

Fighting forces which train the most effectively are the ones with the most realistic and immersive solutions.

GlobalEye: increasing your operational availability

In modern conflict, situations develop rapidly, and your forces receiving accurate, timely intelligence is the key to mission success. Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) systems are airborne radar solutions used to detect and identify air, land and sea vehicles, missiles and other objects. AEW&C systems are also employed as battle management command and control centres, receiving and transmitting real-time information to achieve total situational awareness.

7 Mar 2024 / By Mathew Willmot

Good things come in small packages

If your perception of advanced passive sensors involves inflexible fixed installations, think again. A new generation of highly portable Saab sensors is enhancing situational awareness on the land, water and in the sky.

Barracuda manufacturing moves closer to UK customers

Saab’s Barracuda Mobile Camouflage System (MCS) is now being partially manufactured in the United Kingdom following a deal with local engineering business Abbey Group.

Gripen duriing a dispersed airbase exercise.

Deploy. Survive. Win.

The Gripen fighter system exists to guarantee air superiority in time of war. Sweden’s operational requirements for Gripen were driven by a superpower threat of all-out conflict across air, land and sea. This simple statement hides the highest possible objective; national survival. The result was a fighter from Saab that is threat-driven at every point in its design, and utterly unique.