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Old 4th Aug 2015, 02:34
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No. Going Boeing was asking about the cruise speed of the A350 because the A330/ A340 doesn't cruise at the speeds it was originally marketed at.

Airbus widebody's have had less wing sweep than their Boeing counterparts. It appears that with the A350 they realised the need to cruise faster than M0.81.
My added emphasis.

The figures I used were from someone else earlier in the thread who indicated they'd come off the manufacturers respective websites. I'd expect there to be a bit of poetic license in there on both of them. Either way, the comparisons between the various types remain valid.
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