Qatar Throws Weight Behind A350-1000
The first flying prototype of the A350 XWB rolls toward Airbus’s ground-test station in Toulouse. (Photo: Airbus)
The first flying prototype of the A350 XWB rolls toward Airbus’s ground-test station in Toulouse. (Photo: Airbus)

Qatar Airways underscored its endorsement of the largest variant of Airbus’s new A350 XWB last week by raising its firm order count for the A350-1000 to 37 from 20. The contract amendment also added three A350-900s to its previous order for 17, but it effectively scrapped Qatar’s firm order for 20 A350-800s.