Qatar Airways takes delivery of first A350 XWB

Qatar Airways welcomed the airline’s first A350 XWB aircraft as global launch customer, at a ceremony in Doha yesterday.

The first commercial service will be deployed on the Frankfurt route on Jan. 15; currently, Qatar Airways has ordered 80 of the aircraft.

The A350 XWB will comprise a two class configuration with 36 business class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration, featuring an 80-inch fully flat bed and 17-inch HD in-flight entertainment screen. Economy class will feature 247 seats at 18-inches wide in a 3-3-3 configuration, with up to a 32-inch pitch. Each individual seat will feature a 10.6-inch in-flight entertainment screen, and more space at shoulder level for passengers in window seats.