EASA Clears Airbus 480-Seat A350-1000 Version

Credit: Airbus
FRANKURT—EASA has given Airbus approval to raise the maximum passenger number on the A350-1000 from 440 to 480. The clearance is made possible by the installation of type A+ exits in all four positions on both sides of the fuselage. A+ emergency exits feature dual-lane slide-rafts, as opposed to the...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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