(Left to right) Official Airbus A350-1000 delivery ceremony in Toulouse with Fabrice Bregier, his last day with Airbus; Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker and Rolls-Royce president-civil aerospace Chris Cholerton (right).
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Airbus A350-1000 in front of the Airbus delivery center in Toulouse.
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Two Rolls-Royce Trent XWBs power the A350-1000 and appear externally identical to the -900's engines, despite their greater thrust (97,000 lb. instead of 84,000 lb.).
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The A350-1000 seats a total of 326 passengers—44 more than the -900s. Pictured, economy class.
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Qatar Airways' new Qsuite business class
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Door entrance area
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A350-1000 cockpit
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The Airbus delivery center in Toulouse has a dedicated check-in area.
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In the early morning hours, the cockpit crew prepares the aircraft for the 6-hour ferry flight to Doha.
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A flight attendant welcomes ATW on board.
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Automatic window-shades in Qsuite.
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The aircraft features state-of-the-art IFE and Wi-Fi, which can be used with a hand-set.
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Huge screens offer high-resolution quality.
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The galley in the center of the aircraft.
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Economy class
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Before landing in Doha, the aircraft flew along the corniche.
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Aerial view of Hamad International Airport
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The controls to adjust the seat or turn it into a bed is ideally located. There is also a hand-set to navigate the IFE system.
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Touch down at Doha
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The welcome ceremony of Qatar Airways first A350-1000 at Doha.
Airbus delivered the first production A350-1000 to launch customer Qatar Airways on Feb. 20. The aircraft is the first of 37 A350-1000s ordered by the carrier and is the first-ever Airbus aircraft fitted with the revolutionary new Qsuite seats.
ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann was on site and joined the ferry flight from Toulouse to Doha.
