The Airbus A380 was the largest commercial aircraft to ever enter the skies, and with nothing on the table from any major manufacturer in the near future that comes close to its size, it will certainly retain that title. But despite over 250 A380s being built over an 18-year production run from 2003 to 2021, not a single A380 was ever sold to a United States airline.
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Airbus To Begin Testing A350-1000ULR & Freighter Variants Next Year
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- June 24, 2025
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On June 13th, 2025, it was reported that Airbus would begin flight tests for the next two variants of its best-selling wide-body jet, the Airbus A350. The next two variants of the Airbus A350 to enter service will be the A350F and the A350-1000ULR. The former, a next-generation freighter, and the latter, developed for a very specific ultra-long-haul application. Let’s take a deeper look at these variants and exactly what the announcement of flight tests could mean for Airbus.