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Airbus delivers first A350 jet, at long last
Final approach: Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier (right), Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al Baker (center), and Eric Schulz, Rolls Royce president for civil large engines, pose for photographers in Toulouse, southwestern France, on Monday
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Final approach: Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier (right), Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al Baker (center), and Eric Schulz, Rolls Royce president for civil large engines, pose for photographers in Toulouse, southwestern France, on Monday. After years of delays, Airbus delivered its first A350 wide-body jet on Monday, to Qatar Airways. The A350 XWB is intended as Airbus' best hope for catching up in the long-haul market that is dominated by Boeing's 777 and 787, but has been plagued by delays and a multibillion dollar revamp. (AP/Fred Lancelot) (right), Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al Baker (center), and Eric Schulz, Rolls Royce president for civil large engines, pose for photographers in Toulouse, southwestern France, on Monday. After years of delays, Airbus delivered its first A350 wide-body jet on Monday, to Qatar Airways. The A350 XWB is intended as Airbus' best hope for catching up in the long-haul market that is dominated by Boeing's 777 and 787, but has been plagued by delays and a multibillion dollar revamp. (AP/Fred Lancelot)
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span class="inline inline-center">Final approach: Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier (right), Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al Baker (center), and Eric Schulz, Rolls Royce president for civil large engines, pose for photographers in Toulouse, southwestern France, on Monday. After years of delays, Airbus delivered its first A350 wide-body jet on Monday, to Qatar Airways. The A350 XWB is intended as Airbus' best hope for catching up in the long-haul market that is dominated by Boeing's 777 and 787, but has been plagued by delays and a multibillion dollar revamp. (AP/Fred Lancelot)
Airbus has at last delivered its first A350 jet, handing over the wide-body plane to Qatar Airways after years of delays and a multibillion-dollar redesign.
The European planemaker hopes the A350 XWB will help it catch up in a long-haul market dominated by rival Boeing's 777 and 787. Airbus revamped the original A350 design to make it more fuel-efficient and marketable.
Hoping to turn the page on the plane's difficult beginnings, Airbus delivered the first A350 to Qatar Airways on Monday in a ceremony in Toulouse in southern France. It's the company's first new-generation passenger jet since the superjumbo A380.
Qatar is working to transform itself into a major aviation hub as the natural gas-rich Gulf nation prepares to host the soccer World Cup in 2022. (*****)
