3:39:12 PM ET= EADS board OKs launch of A350 XWB airliner program=0A=0A=0A=0A3:39:12 PM ET= 12/1/2006 =0ASAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- EADS (FR:005730) on Friday sa= id its board has approved Airbus to launch the industrial program for the n= ew A350 XWB airliner family. The Airbus A350 XWB will help the European pla= ne maker to better compete with Boeing Co. (BA) in the mid-size, long-haul = segment. The A350 XWB is going to be financed predominantly from the compan= y's cash flows, according to EADS, which expects to spread the development = costs of the full XWB family from 2007 to 2014, with the bulk of spending i= n 2010 to 2013. =0A GET QUOTES=0A Enter one or more symbols=0A =0A= =0AQuotes delayed up to 20 Minutes=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A RELATED QUOTES=0A=0A B= A89.24 +0.71 =0A 0.00 0.00 =0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A Top MarketWatch=0A Headl= ines=0A=0AUpdates, advisories and surprises=0A=0AOil futures end at a two-m= onth high, up 7% on week=0A=0ADaimlerChrysler, GM improve as Ford sales fal= l