A350

The Airbus A350 XWB is a family of long-range, wide-body jet airliners under development by European aircraft manufacturer Airbus.[Nb 1] The A350 will be the first Airbus with both fuselage and wing structures made primarily of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer.[6] It will carry 250 to 350 passengers in three-class seating, depending on variant. The A350 was originally conceived in 2004 as a widely new design, but with a fuselage based on the A330. This was rejected by some prospective customers. The 2006 redesigned A350 was named by Airbus as the A350 XWB, where the XWB stands for eXtra Wide Body. Airbus stated that it will be more fuel-efficient and have operating costs up to 8% lower than the Boeing 787.[6] The launch customer for the A350 is Qatar Airways, which ordered 80 aircraft across the three variants.[7] Development costs are projected to be €12 billion (US$15 billion or £10 billion).[8] The airliner is scheduled to enter airline service in mid-2014.[3] As of February 2013, 617 aircraft have been ordered.[7]