Finally, Airbus will build the A350-1000 XWB, meant to take on the 777-300ER, and replace Airbus' own A340-600. That plane will seat 350 passengers in a three-class configuration, and uses the ...

Why pilots love flying the Airbus A350: cutting-edge cockpit tech, comfort, and performance make it a standout in long-haul ...

The use of advanced carbon-fiber composites made the A350 lighter, which makes its lowest airspeeds before stall better than ...

Enter A350 XWB When Boeing announced its Dreamliner program way back in 2003, Airbus had to find an answer to the threat that the new aircraft posed in the wide-body segment. For some years, it ...

Airbus expects to build three versions of the A350 XWB: the A350-900, which seats 314 passengers in a three-class layout and is powered by game-changing Trent XWB engines generating 84,000 pounds ...

Airbus’ A350 XWB family consists of three versions (the A350-800, -900 and -1000) – each with flight ranges that give them a global reach.

Airbus recently angered customers by doubling the estimated production delay of the A380 to two years, prompting an EADS profit warning and threatening to undermine the A350 XWB program.

Airbus' first completed A350 XWB is unveiled with a full paint-job in Toulouse, France on May 13, 2013. The plane is set to rival Boeing's 787 Dreamliner in the mid-size aircraft market.

According to Airbus, the A350 XWB has a 25 percent advantage over the Boeing 777 in terms of fuel efficiency and a eight percent advantage over the 787.

PARIS — European aircraft maker Airbus won its first firm orders today for the A350 XWB, the latest version of its planned mid-sized jet designed to rival Boeing’s fuel-efficient 787.

Airbus' first completed A350 XWB is unveiled with a full paint-job in Toulouse, France on May 13, 2013. The plane is set to rival Boeing's 787 Dreamliner in the mid-size aircraft market.