August 2025 marked a significant milestone for Airbus as it delivered its 100th A350-1000. The special aircraft was delivered to Qatar Airways, which was the launch customer of the type. The aircraft continues to receive orders, offering more range and seats than the smaller A350-900.

The special Airbus A350-1000 was one of 61 aircraft delivered by the European manufacturer in August. Airbus also marked another milestone over the last few weeks, as it welcomed Air Côte d’Ivoire as the newest A330neo customer.

Growing The Airbus A350 Fleet

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The 100th A350-1000, registration A7-AOE, was delivered to Qatar Airways on August 13, 2025. It departed Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) at 17:38 and landed at Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH) at 00:34 local time. The aircraft entered service on August 18 with a flight to Lahore Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) and has since operated over 60 flights to various destinations across Asia and the Middle East.

The delivery came over seven years after Qatar Airways received the world’s first A350-1000. The first aircraft, with registration A7-ANA, was delivered on February 16, 2018, and has since completed 38,876 flight hours across 4,698 cycles. The Qatari flag carrier now has 25 of the type in its fleet and expects 17 more to be delivered.

Qatar’s newest A350-1000 is equipped with 395 seats, including 371 in economy and 24 in business class. The economy seats offer 31 to 32 inches of pitch, while the business class lie-flat seats offer up to 69 inches of pitch. The type also offers the world-renowned Qsuite. According to ch-aviation, Qatar Airways’ entire A350-1000 fleet is currently active.

A Growing List Of Airline Customers

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According to the manufacturer, the Airbus A350-1000 has now accumulated over 1.7 million flight hours, flying on over 220 routes and transporting nearly 60 million passengers worldwide. Airbus has now delivered 101 A350-1000s and has received 361 orders. Etihad Airways received the 101st aircraft on August 30 at its base in Abu Dhabi. The aircraft is registered as A6-XWI.

There are currently nine operators of the A350-1000, with Qatar Airways being the largest customer. At 23 feet longer than the A350-900, the -1000 offers increased capacity on various routes. The type also deliveres enhanced fuel and cost efficiency, combining its light-weight carbon composite design with its fuel-efficient Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines. The operators of the A350-1000 are as follows:

In total, Qatar Airways has 59 A350 family aircraft in its fleet, including the smaller -900. There are over 35 operators of A350 family aircraft worldwide. Singapore Airlines is currently the largest operator of the A350-900, with 58 examples, followed by Air France with 39, Delta Air Lines with 38, Qatar Airways with 34, and Lufthansa with 31. However, the Air France-KLM group is set to be the largest operator with passenger and freighter aircraft orders.

Airbus A350 Deliveries And Operations

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In total, Airbus has received 1,435 orders for the A350 family and has made 674 deliveries. Last month, the manufacturer delivered 61 aircraft to 39 customers. This included seven A220s, 47 A320neos, two A330neos, and 5 A350s. This year, Airbus has delivered 434 aircraft, including 386 single-aisle jets, 16 A330s, and 32 A350s. Air Côte d’Ivoire is the latest A330neo customer, as it received the first of two aircraft on September 4.

Airbus’s August deliveries were down 3% from the same period last year, putting more pressure on the manufacturer to meet its proposed target of delivering about 820 aircraft this year. Last month also saw a huge order for 90 aircraft from Avolon after the Irish lessor announced shareholder approval for the fleet expansion.

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However, Airbus expects deliveries to speed up in the remaining months of the year and would be expected to hit a record pace in the coming months to meet its annual target. In August 2025, the company also received an order for seven A350-1000s from an undisclosed customer.