Airbus A350-900: Airbus's response to the Dreamliner

The Airbus A350 was proposed in 2004 as a response to Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. The airplane was to be powered by efficient low-bypass Rolls-Royce Trent XWB turbofan engines. After years of sophisticated planning, the first prototype flew on 14 June 2013. The airplane got type certification from EASA in September 2014 and from the FAA in November 2014. The A350, like the 787, is made fully out of carbon fibre and typically carries 300 to 350 passengers over a 15,000 kilometres (8,100 nautical miles) range and has a 280-ton (617,300-pound) maximum take-off weight (MTOW). The first A350 commercial flight was on 15 January 2015 with Qatar Airways. The A350 is a very sucessful plane and most of us admire it.

Partially adapted (not copied) from: Wikipedia

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