The Airbus A350 is one of the most popular widebody aircraft ever built, helping to establish European planemaker Airbus as the world’s biggest commercial aircraft manufacturer. Since the A350 entered service in 2015, Airbus has delivered almost 700 airframes and attracted more than 1,400 orders from 62 customers across the globe. When it made its debut, the A350 XWB (eXtra Wide Body) became the widest Airbus twinjet aircraft and remains so to this day.
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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.