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Airbus A350XWB
A350 First Flight - Low pass 02.jpg
Airbus A350-900 during its first flight on June 14, 2013
Role Wide-Body jet airliner
National origin Multi-country
Manufacturer Airbus
First flight June 14, 2013
Status Being produced and being used by airlines
Produced 2010-present
Number built 212 as of October 31, 2018
Unit cost A350-900:US$287.7 million
A350-1000:US$332.1 million
Developed from Airbus A340

The Airbus A350 XWB (XWB standing for Extra Wide Body) is a type of airplane built by European aerospace company Airbus. It is a long-ranged aircraft with two engines and a wide body. It is predicted that the plane will be able to hold and transport 250-350 passengers in a first class, business class, and economy class or a normal 3-class setting. On January 15, 2015, the A350-900 entered service with Qatar Airways, and the A350-1000 in February 24, 2018 with the same airline.

Variants

Variants include:

  • A350-900 (A359)
    • A350-900ULR

A350-1000

The A350-1000 is a wide body twin engined aircraft made by Airbus. It can hold more than 400 passengers when arranged in an all economy class configuration. It is currently operated by Qatar airways and Cathay Pacific. Soon other airlines will use this aircraft such as British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. Its first flight was on the 24 November 2016.

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Images for kids

  • Initial Airbus A350 concept

    The initial A350 concept, based on the A330

  • A350XWB model ILA 2008

    A model of the new design at ILA Berlin Air Show 2008

  • A350xwb nose 2009B

    A plan of the A350 XWB's new nose and general arrangement inside the forward fuselage

  • Airbus A350-941 on the assembly line in Toulouse

    A partially-complete A350-900 XWB (destined for Finnair) on the Toulouse assembly line, December 2014

  • A350 First Flight - Low pass 02

    A prototype Airbus A350-900 XWB (registered as F-WXWB) during its first flight

  • Qatar Airways Airbus A350-941 A7-ALA 15.Jan.2015 First commercial service Doha-Frankfurt (16260395846)

    Qatar Airways' first A350-900 XWB (registration: A7-ALA) after the first commercial flight to Frankfurt Airport

  • A350XWB-Demo

    The A350 demonstrator painted like carbon fibre weaves

  • A350 cabin Finnair

    Nine-abreast Economy Class cabin

  • DSC 8030-F-WZGG - MSN 003 (10512622646)

    The Airbus A350's blended winglets

  • Airbus A-350 XWB F-WWYB cockpit view

    The cockpit of the Airbus A350

  • Rolls-Royce Trent XWB on Airbus A350-941 F-WWCF MSN002 ILA Berlin 2016 01

    The 84,000–97,000 lbf (370–430 kN) Rolls-Royce Trent XWB powers exclusively the A350.

  • SQ 9V-SGF Airbus A350-941ULR landing at LAX

    Singapore Airlines A350-900ULR, externally identical to the regular A350-900

  • Airbus A350-100 (48098816782)

    The 73.8 m (242 ft) long A350-1000 first flew on 24 November 2016.

  • Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000 (A7-ANA)

    Qatar Airways was the A350-1000 XWB launch operator in February 2018.

  • Cathay Pacific A350-1000 (B-LXA) @ HKG, March 2019

    An A350-1000 of Cathay Pacific, the third-largest A350 operator after Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines

  • F-WZFZ Airbus A350-900 for Vietnam Airlines

    A Vietnam Airlines A350-941 at Toulouse-Blagnac—the main production site of the type

  • Airbus A350-941 F-WWCF MSN002 main landing gear ILA Berlin 2016 06 (cropped)

    The A350-900 has a four-wheel main gear for a 280 t (620,000 lb) MTOW.

  • Airbus A350-1000 landing gear

    The A350-1000 has a six-wheel main landing gear to support a 319 t (703,000 lb) MTOW.

See also

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