Airbus A350-900

Specifications

First flight

2013

Entered service

2015

Engines

2 × Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84

Typical seating

315 (2-class)

Cruise speed

Mach 0.85

Range

8,300 nm

MTOW

280,000 kg

Length

66.8 m

Wingspan

64.75 m

Status

In production

Notable facts

• First Airbus airliner with an airframe built largely from carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (around 53%).
• Powered exclusively by the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB, its launch and only engine.
• Entered service with Qatar Airways in January 2015.
• Developed to compete with the Boeing 777 and 787.
• The A350-900ULR variant enabled the world's longest scheduled flights (Singapore–New York).

Variants

• A350-900ULR — Ultra-long-range; used for flights of up to about 9,700 nm
• A350F — Freighter derivative, in development