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General information
Role	Wide-body airliner
National origin	Multi-national
Manufacturer	Airbus
Status	In service
Primary users	Singapore Airlines Qatar Airways Cathay Pacific Air France
Number built	645 as of February 2025
History
Manufactured	2010–present
Introduction date	15 January 2015 with Qatar Airways
First flight	14 June 2013; 11 years ago

The Airbus A350 is a long-range, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner developed and produced by Airbus. The first A350 design proposed by Airbus in 2004, in response to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, would have been a development of the Airbus A330 with composite wings and new engines. As market support was inadequate, in 2006, Airbus switched to a clean-sheet "XWB" (eXtra Wide Body) design, powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent XWB high bypass turbofan engines.

An A350-900 freighter was first mentioned in 2007, offering a similar capacity to the MD-11F with a range of 9,250 km (5,000 nmi; 5,750 mi), to be developed after the passenger version. In early 2020, Airbus was proposing an A350F before a potential launch. The proposed freighter would be slightly longer than the A350-900 and Airbus would need 50 orders to launch the $2–3 billion programme. In July 2021, the Airbus board approved the freighter development. It is based on the -1000 version for a payload over 90 tonnes, and entry into service is targeted for 2025

A350F "Zorro"

Boeing 777F for 10% larger freight volume at 695 m ³ (24,500 cu ft) compared to 633 m ³ (22,400 cu ft) for the 777F, similar to the Boeing 747-8F . With a maindeck cargo door behind the wing and reinforced main deck aluminum floor beams, its 111 t (245,000 lb) payload is higher than the 103.7 t (229,000 lb) of the 777F, while its empty weight is 30 t (66,000 lb) lighter than the A350-1000, 20 t (44,000 lb) lighter than the 777F. At the November 2021 Dubai Air Show , US lessor Air Lease Corporation became the launch customer with an order for seven to be delivered around 2026, among other Airbus airliners. The launch operator of the A350F will be Singapore Airlines , who ordered 7 aircraft at the 2022 Singapore Airshow , with deliveries to start in 2026. The 70.8 m (232 ft) long cargo variant should have a 4,700 nmi (8,700 km; 5,400 mi) range at max payload. By May 2023, planned entry-into-service slipped to 2026.

Airbus A350F Freighter Airliner

Airbus Industries S.A.
Airbus A350F Freighter wide-body
twin-engine jet airliner.

General characteristics

Cargo capacity	40 upper deck containers+ 30 lower deck LD3
Overall length	70.8 m (232.2 ft)
Wing	64.75 m (212.43 ft) span, 31.9° sweep
Aspect ratio	9.03
Wing area	464.3 m² (4,998 sq ft)
Overall height	17.08 m (56 ft 0 in)
Fuselage	5.96 m (19.6 ft) width, 6.09 m (19.98 ft) height

Powerplants

Engines (2×)	Rolls-Royce Trent XWB
Max. thrust (2x)	84,200 lbf (374.5 kN)	97,000 lbf (431.5 kN)

Specifications

Cruise speed	Mach 0.85 (488 kn; 903 km/h; 561 mph) typical, Mach 0.89 (513 kn; 950 km/h; 591 mph) max.
Range	8,300 nmi (15,372 km; 9,600 mi)	4,700 nmi (8,700 km; 5,400 mi)

Avionics

Type certificate
Model	Engines	Certification Date
A350-941	Trent XWB-84	30 September 2014
A350-1041	Trent XWB-97	21 November 2017

Special Links Airbus VIP Airbus Industries Airbus A350F Freighter wide-body twin-engine jet freighter airliner.

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An A350-900 Freighter Was First Mentioned In 2007, Offering A Similar Capacity To The MD-11F With A Range Of 9,250 Km (5,000 Nmi; 5,750 Mi).

Airbus A350F Freighter

Rolls Royce would step up to the plate and supply Airbus with a new Trent series turbofans designed exclusively for the A350 XWB named the Trent XWB

Youtube Link

The A350’s avionics would be designed and serviced by Thales Group, which won out the 20-year contract by under-bidding both Honeywell and Rockwell Collins.

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Airbus A350F Freighter "Zorro"
First flight 14 June 2013 Produced 2010–present