Airbus A350 XWB

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A350 XWB
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An A350-900 of launch customer Qatar Airways landing at Frankfurt Airport in July 2015
Role Wide-body jet airliner
National origin Multi-national[1]
Manufacturer Airbus
First flight 14 June 2013[2]
Introduction 15 January 2015 with Qatar Airways(-900)[3]
Status In service
Primary users Qatar Airways
Vietnam Airlines
Finnair
TAM Airlines
Produced 2010–present[4]
Number built 15 as of December 2015[5][6][7]
Unit cost A350-800: US$272.4 million[8]
A350-900: US$308.1M[8]
A350-1000: US$355.7M[8]

The Airbus A350 XWB is a family of long-rangetwin-engine wide-bodyjet airliners developed by European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The A350 is the first Airbus with both fuselage and wing structures made primarily of carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer.[9] Its variants seat 280 to 366 passengers in typical three-class seating