The A350-1000 will enter service in 2015. It is the largest variant of the A350 family and will seat 350 passengers in a 3-class cabin. It ...

The A350-900 is the first to enter service (EIS) in 2013 and seats 314 passengers in a 3-class cabin 9-abreast layout. The aeroplane will h...

The A350-800 will seat 270 passengers in a 3-class cabin and will have a range of 8,300 nmi (15,400 km). To January 2008, Airbus has officia...

There are three variants of the A350 and all launched in 2006. The A350-900 will enter service in 2013. The A350-800 will enter service in 2...

Airbus has adopted a completely new philosophy for the attachment of the A350 XWB’s main landing gear as part of the switch to a composite w...

US-based Parker Aerospace has been selected to supply the complete fuel package, which include inerting system, fuel measurement and managem...

The A350 XWB will feature a 1,700 shp HGT1700 auxiliary power unit by Honeywell, which has 10% greater power density than the previous gener...

For the engines Airbus has confirmed that they will retain a full bleed air system on their engines, rather than the bleedless configuration...

The new revised design of the cockpit have gone away from the A380 sized display and have adopted a 15-in (38 cm) LCD displays. The new six-...

The XWB's nose section will adopt a configuration derived from the A380 with a forward-mounted nosegear bay and a six-panel flightdeck w...

The A350 will feature new all-composite wings that will be common to all three proposed variants. With an area of 443 m² (4,740 ft²) it will...

The new XWB fuselage will have a parallel cross-section width from door 1 to door 4, unlike previous Airbus aircraft to provide maximum usab...

On September 2007, Airbus rolled out new design advances to a gathering of 100 representatives from existing and potential XWB customers. Th...

As a result of these criticisms, in mid-2006 Airbus undertook a major review of the A350 concept. The proposed new A350 was to become more o...

When Boeing announced its 787 Dreamliner project, it claimed the lower operating costs of this airplane would make it a serious threat to t...

The A350 XWB brings together the very latest in aerodynamics, design and advanced technologies. With an airframe made of more than 60 per ce...

The A350 XWB has been designed with passenger well-being at the forefront, offering the quietest, most comfortable cabin in this aircraft si...

The A350 XWB (Xtra Wide-Body) is Airbus’ response to market demand for a medium capacity long range wide-body family. Designed with airlines...