Airbus touts 400-seat jetliner
Airbus is seeking airline support for a new 400-seat jetliner provisionally dubbed the A350-8000 as competition escalates with Boeing over the world’s largest 2-engined jets, airline and aviation industry sources said. After talking up the possibility of a new member of its A350 family, Airbus has swung into an active pre-marketing phase as it responds to a recent upgrade in the competing Boeing 777 series. While Boeing has scored successes in the Gulf with its biggest ever twin-engined jet, the 406-seat 777-9, Airbus is expected to aim its design at airlines that do not always require the performance needed for extreme Gulf conditions. “It would have similar capacity and range (as the 777-9) and substantially lower seat-mile costs,” Airbus sales chief John Leahy said. “We are showing it to airlines right now.” <br/>
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Airbus touts 400-seat jetliner
Airbus is seeking airline support for a new 400-seat jetliner provisionally dubbed the A350-8000 as competition escalates with Boeing over the world’s largest 2-engined jets, airline and aviation industry sources said. After talking up the possibility of a new member of its A350 family, Airbus has swung into an active pre-marketing phase as it responds to a recent upgrade in the competing Boeing 777 series. While Boeing has scored successes in the Gulf with its biggest ever twin-engined jet, the 406-seat 777-9, Airbus is expected to aim its design at airlines that do not always require the performance needed for extreme Gulf conditions. “It would have similar capacity and range (as the 777-9) and substantially lower seat-mile costs,” Airbus sales chief John Leahy said. “We are showing it to airlines right now.” <br/>
