Inside the revolutionary £1.9 billion Airbus A350 jet, complete with quiet Rolls Royce engines and the widest seats on the market
- The A350 has been created to compete with Boeing's 787 Dreamliner jet
- Airbus will deliver its first A350 jet to Qatar Airways in mid-December
- Airline has 80 A350s on order, including 43 A350-900 and 37 A350-1000s
- At more than 220 inches wide, the A350 has widest cabin in its category
European-based planemaker Airbus have opened up the doors of its new £1.9bn airliner.
The A350 aircraft was exhibited at a hanger in Tokyo earlier today.
The new model is a long-range, twin-engine airliner, powered by two very quiet Rolls Royce Trent XWB engines.
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European-based planemaker Airbus have opened up the doors of its new £1.9bn A350 XWB airliner
It's also the first of its kind to have both fuselage and wing structures made up of 53 per cent carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer, which helps its fuel efficiency.
The revolutionary planes will be able to carry 250 to 350 passengers in a three-class seating layout.
It has been created to provide direct competition to Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.
The jet is currently on a demonstration tour of five Asian countries which includes visits to Seoul Gimpo, Tokyo Haneda, Hanoi, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.
With a cross-section of 220 inches from armrest to armrest, the A350’s cabin provides the widest seats in its category
The revolutionary planes will be able to carry 250 to 350 passengers in a three-class seating layout
A view inside the business class section of the new Airbus A350 XWB during an exhibition in Japan
Earlier this year, the same aircraft visited Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore on a route proving certification exercise.
Airbus aims to deliver the first A350 jetliner to its first customer Qatar Airways by mid-December, the airline said on Tuesday.
Gulf News quoted its chief executive Akbar Al Baker as saying the mid-sized jet would be delivered between December 12 and 15.
'Everything is perfect,' he said.
Airbus aims to deliver the first A350 jetliner to its first customer Qatar Airways by mid-December
Airbus aims to deliver the first A350 jetliner to launch customer Qatar Airways by mid-December, the airline said on Tuesday
It's also the first of its kind to have both fuselage and wing structures made up of 53 per cent carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer, which helps its fuel efficiency
The airline has 80 A350s on order, including 43 A350-900 and 37 of the larger A350-1000 models.
With a cross-section of 220 inches from armrest to armrest, the A350’s cabin provides the widest seats in its category.
The long-range, twin-aisle plane received was given certification by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration last week, after winning European safety approval in September.
Airbus has booked 750 orders for the A350, including 549 for the A350-900 and 169 for the larger A350-1000, which is due to enter service in 2017.
The company hopes to build three A350s per month by year-end, up from two a month currently.
By the end of next year it plans to build five a month and to hit 10 a month by mid-2018.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk
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