European planemaker Airbus developed the long-range, twin-engine Airbus A350 widebody aircraft in 2004, hot off the heels of ...

Airbus touts the fact that the A350's wings, at 105 feet long by 19.7 feet wide, are the largest-ever single aviation parts made from lightweight carbon composites. The A350 XWB disappears into ...

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 ...

Philippine Airlines provided a glimpse of its first A350 aircraft at the final assembly line at Airbus’ HQ in Toulouse, ahead ...

The A350 XWB has the tallest ceiling of any commercial aircraft and supersize overhead bins. According to Airbus, every passenger can travel with a carry-on bag of maximum dimensions, ...

The A350 XWB is the first in a family of super-efficient passenger planes Airbus designed to go head-to-head with rival Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and 777s. “XWB” means “extra wide body.” ...

The A350-900, which is made largely with lightweight carbon fiber and boasts 25% fuel efficiency over previous generation aircraft, is part of France-based Airbus’s A350 XWB family. The three ...

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.

Boeing's European rival Airbus announced a significant change to its A350-XWB airliner on Friday: It is abandoning plans to use a lithium-ion battery, the same kind that has caused Boeing so much ...

The first of Airbus’ new A350-1000 enjoyed a successful first flight last week. It is a “stretch” version of the A350XWB family which uses technology to make flying more comfortable ...

Airbus is on target to deliver its first A350 XWB by the end of the year, bringing to market its answer to the Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner. The Business Journals Select a City ...