It's official: Airbus' brand-new A350 widebody jet has become the newest aircraft to fly paying airline passengers.
Qatar Airways Flight 67 went into the record books Thursday as the first revenue flight to be flown on the A350, departing the airline's hub in Doha at 7:49 a.m. and landing in Frankfurt at 12:28 p.m., all times local. Qatar Airways is the global launch customer for the A350.
The A350 is likely to be last completely new aircraft to come online in the foreseeable future. Neither Boeing nor Airbus currently have any all-new models under way, meaning it could be a decade or longer until passengers see another all-new aircraft type produced by either of the world's two major jetmakers.
Qatar Airways Flight 67 went into the record books Thursday as the first revenue flight to be flown on the A350, departing the airline's hub in Doha at 7:49 a.m. and landing in Frankfurt at 12:28 p.m., all times local. Qatar Airways is the global launch customer for the A350.
The A350 is likely to be last completely new aircraft to come online in the foreseeable future. Neither Boeing nor Airbus currently have any all-new models under way, meaning it could be a decade or longer until passengers see another all-new aircraft type produced by either of the world's two major jetmakers.







