The Airbus a350 will be delivered to Qatar Airways on December 13, 2014 in Toulouse, France. It will be a a350-900, the median version of the a350 line (A350-800 smaller and a350-1000 bigger). Qatar will first commercially fly it on January on the Doha, Qatar to Frankfurt Germany.

The Airbus a350 is Airbus’s response to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and as of December 8, 2014 has 778 orders from 41 different customers. Its design is all for maximum fuel efficiency and aerodynamics, but also boasts a comfortable interior. It is also trying to be as green as possible, trying to appeal to the airlines going eco-friendly.