Following an intensive flight test campaign performed in less than one year, the A350-1000 has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The certified aircraft is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines.

The EASA A350-1000 Type Certification document was signed by EASA’s Certification Director, Trevor Woods, and the FAA A350-1000 Type Certification document was signed by FAA’s International Section Manager, Bob Breneman. Both certificates were handed over to Airbus Executive Vice President Engineering, Charles Champion.

The three A350-1000 flight test aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce engines successfully accumulated over 1,600 flight hours. Of these, 150 hours were completed with the same aircraft in an airline-like operational environment to demonstrate its readiness for entry into service. The first customer delivery, to Qatar Airways, is targeted to occur before the end of the year.

The A350-1000, which made its first flight on 24th November 2016, features a 7m fuselage stretch to accommodate 40 more passengers than the A350-900, along with a modified wing trailing-edge, new six-wheel main landing gears and more powerful Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines. The overall length of the aircraft is 73.78m.

To date, 11 customers from five continents have ordered a total of 169 A350-1000s.