A350 Family

Airbus's clean-sheet carbon-composite long-haul widebody, spanning the A350-900 and the stretched A350-1000.
By Ian Molyneaux
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A350 Family at a glance

Variants
2
Seats
315-410
Max Range
8,900
First Entry
2015

The Airbus A350 is a clean-sheet, carbon-composite long-haul widebody family powered by the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB. It entered service in 2015 and is offered in two passenger variants, the baseline A350-900 and the stretched A350-1000, that share a common type rating and over 95% commonality.

The A350-900 is the versatile workhorse, while the A350-1000 is the high-capacity flagship. Below, each variant is compared side by side; the rest of the page covers operators, orders and the latest A350 news from AeroTime.

Variant comparison

Specification Airbus A350-1000 Airbus A350-900
Typical seats (2-class) 315-350 315-350
Maximum seats 410 350
Range 8,900 8,500
Length 73.78 m 66.80 m

Full specifications

Manufacturer
Airbus
Body Type
Widebody
Engines
Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 / XWB-97
Seat Range
315-410
Range
8,500-8,900
Common type rating
Shared with the A330 and A350 families
First entry into service
2015
Predecessor
Airbus A340

Operators

Airlines currently operating or having ordered the A350 Family include:
Air France Cathay Pacific Delta Air Lines Qatar Airways Singapore Airlines

Frequently asked questions

How many A350 variants are there?

Two passenger variants: the A350-900 and the A350-1000, both powered by the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB. A freighter, the A350F, is in development.

What is the difference between the A350-900 and A350-1000?

The A350-1000 is longer, seats up to 410 and uses the higher-thrust Trent XWB-97; the A350-900 is the lighter, versatile baseline seating up to about 350.