A350 XWB targets 787 and as a 777 replacement
The A350’s recent order coup at Emirates has left US rival Boeing with much to think about in the 300/350-seat range.
At the Dubai air show earlier this month the A350 XWB halted the Boeing 787’s inexorable advance through Airbus’s widebody customers when Emirates chose the new Airbus instead of its US rival to replace its huge fleet of A330/A340s and 777 Classics.
The Dubai flag carrier is the highest-profile scalp for the XWB since it was launched a year ago. The order comprises 70 firm orders for the XWB – 50 -900s and 20 -1000s, plus 50 options, with deliveries beginning in 2014. The twinjets will replace 29 A330-200s, eight A340-300s, nine 777-200/200ERs and 12 777-300s.
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