A350 Xwb: Shaping the Future of Air Travel

August 2018

A350 XWB: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF AIR TRAVEL

The A350 XWB is an all new family of mid-sized widebody long-haul airliners shaping the future of air travel.

Born from a customer centric approach, the A350 XWB was designed with the market for the market, leading to a flexible and high-value family which meets the multiple challenges of operational costs, rising expectations from passengers and increasing environmental concerns.

The A350 XWB’s all-new efficient design includes the latest and unique technologies improving performance in operation, competing with both the 787 and 777. The A350 XWB sets a new standard of efficiency in its class, burning 25% less fuel and generating 25% less

CO2 emissions compared to the long-range aircraft it replaces.

As the founding member of the “Airspace by Airbus” cabin brand, the A350 XWB cabin provides passengers and crews the best in comfort, well-being and technology. The A350 XWB’s fuselage encompasses a 221-inch wide cabin providing the versatility to meet airlines’ expectations and generous space for passengers comfort in all classes. In a typical three- class configuration, the A350 XWB offers Economy Class with nine-abreast 18”-wide seats as standard, complemented by Premium Economy (eight-abreast) and Business Class perfectly accommodating any seat configuration.

The A350 XWB family perfectly covers the 300-400 seat market segments, offering a true and consistent long range capability of 8,000nm across the Family.

With the Ultra-Long Range configuration for the A350-900, the A350 XWB demonstrates its versatility by offering the capability of performing flights of up to 20 hours.

The A350-1000: The newest member of the A350 XWB Family The A350-1000 is the latest member of the A350 XWB widebody Family Measuring nearly 74 metres from nose to tail, the A350-1000 is designed for the same high efficiency, maximum reliability, optimised performance and true long-range capability (8,000nm) as the -900 while offering passengers the same best-in-class comfort for an exclusive in-flight experience. Its 7m longer fuselage 0 translates into greater capacity enabling +40 seats in a typical 3 class configuration and answering market needs with a larger Premium area.

Proving the flexibility of the A350 XWB high-value family, the A350-1000 features a high level of commonality compared to the A350-900 with 95% common systems part numbers and Same Type Rating.

The A350-1000 features 8 times less cabin noise than previous generation aircraft (777- 300ER).

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As with the other A350 XWB Family members, the A350-1000 brings together the very latest in aerodynamics, design and advanced technologies for a 25% step change in operating cost compared to the current long-range competitor. The Airbus A350-1000 incorporates incremental innovation with, for instance, the extended use of carbon fibre.

The Airbus leading Widebody Family The A350 XWB benefits from Airbus’ philosophy of commonality across all aircraft product lines, making operations, training and maintenance easier and less expensive for airlines. Not only does this guarantee optimum revenue potential, but it also reduces costs as pilots seamlessly fly any aircraft in the A350 XWB Family with one same certification, further maximizing airline profitability. In addition, the Common Type Rating (CTR) is approved for the A350 XWB and the A330. This approval allows a 65% reduction in training time for airline pilots (down to only eight days) versus a full type rating course. The CTR facilitates the creation of a single pool of pilots for joint A330 and A350 operations offering up to 15% higher pilot productivity.

Enabling sustainable air travel growth Airbus recognises the need for the sustainable development of air travel. The environment will benefit from the efficiency inherent in the A350 XWB Family. Next generation Rolls- Royce Trent XWB engines and state-of-the-art aerodynamics help reduce emissions well below current and anticipated future regulatory levels. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per passenger are up to 25 percent lower than with current generation aircraft in this category and the exterior noise level is certified at an impressive 21 EPNdB below ICAO Chapter 4 required level. Airbus forecasts a demand over the next 20 years for 8,100 (all manufacturers) new twin- aisle passenger and freighter aircraft.

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