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Twelve A350-1000ULRs to fly direct from Australia to Europe and New York. 18 June 2007: Qatar Airways: 2014 34 42 76 34 24 58 The first order included 20 A350-800s. [40] [41] These were converted to three A350-900s and 17 A350-1000s on 3 December 2012. [42] Qatar Airways was the launch customer of the A350-900 and A350-1000.
In July 2016, Virgin Atlantic announced an order for 12 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, to eventually replace the ageing four-engined Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A340-600 fleets. The order consists of eight aircraft which will be purchased directly from Airbus , with a further four acquired through leasing companies.
In addition to the previously listed destinations served with scheduled passenger service, Virgin Atlantic has also operated scheduled, cargo-only flights on its passenger aircraft to the following destinations as of August 2021: [56]
Virgin Atlantic, a trading name of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited and Virgin Atlantic International Limited, is a British airline with its head office in Crawley, West Sussex, England. The airline was established in 1984 as British Atlantic Airways , and was originally planned by its co-founders Randolph Fields and Alan Hellary to fly between ...
As a result, the flight test schedule was compressed from the original 15 months to 12 months. A350 programme chief Didier Evrard stressed that delays only affected the A350-900 while the -800 and -1000 schedules remained unchanged. [33] Airbus' 2019 earnings report indicated the A350 programme had broken even that year. [citation needed]
14 A350-1000 orders were converted into A350-900, deliveries and introduction to service began in 2024. Air Mauritius Mauritius: 4 4 3 more to be delivered between 2025 and 2026. Asiana Airlines South Korea: 15 15 Azul Brazilian Airlines Brazil: 2 Replaced by the Airbus A330neo. [2] [3] British Airways United Kingdom: 18 18 Cathay Pacific Hong ...
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On September 10, 2024, Delta Air Lines Flight 295, an Airbus A350-900, and Endeavor Air Flight 5526, a Bombardier CRJ-900, were involved in a low-speed ground collision. While the CRJ-900 was stationary at a runway hold-short point, the right wingtip of the A350 impacted and broke off the CRJ-900's vertical stabilizer.