--- title: "Airbus A350-900: seats, specs, airlines and safety record · Orbit" description: "Airbus A350-900 — 332–352 seats typically, 15,750 km range. Seat layout, engines, who flies it (Singapore Airlines, Air France, Delta Air Lines) and its safety record, with sources." url: https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/airbus-a350-900 --- Airbus # Airbus A350-900 The A350-900 is the original and best-selling version of Airbus's twin-aisle A350 family, built largely from carbon-fibre composites and powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. Airbus quotes 332 to 352 seats in a typical three-class layout, though many airlines fit fewer, and a range of up to 15,750 km. Qatar Airways flew the first commercial service, from Doha to Frankfurt, in January 2015. **Typical seats** 332–352 **Range** 15,750 km **First flight** June 2013 **In service since** January 2015 _\[Image: Singapore Airlines A350-900 9V-SMD departing Munich in April 2023\]_ Singapore Airlines A350-900 9V-SMD departing Munich in April 2023\. Photo: [Alan Wilson / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Airbus%5FA350-941%5F9V-SMD%5FSingapore%5FAirlines.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), resized. ## Specifications **Manufacturer** Airbus **ICAO / IATA code** A359 / 359 **First flight** 14 June 2013 **Entered service** 15 January 2015, with Qatar Airways **Status** In production **Engines** 2 × Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 **Thrust per engine** 374 kN **Range** 15,750 km (8,504 nmi) **Cruise speed** Mach 0.85 **Length** 66.8 m **Wingspan** 64.75 m **Height** 17.05 m **Cabin width** 5.71 m **Max take-off weight** 283 t ## Seats and cabin layout Airbus quotes 332–352 seats in a typical 3-class layout. The type certificate allows at most 440 passengers — the exit limit, which no airline with a premium cabin comes near. ### Airbus’s reference layout Drawn by Orbit from the figures in [Airbus A350 Aircraft Characteristics – Airport and Maintenance Planning (Rev. 17, Jul 2026), §2-4-0 Interior Arrangements (Standard Configuration) and §2-5-0 Cross Section](https://mediaassets.airbus.com/pm%5F38%5F916%5F916746-gxtwm2qvq4.pdf?fileName=a350-aircraft-characteristics-airport-and-maintenance-planning.pdf). Typical, not any airline’s seat map — your flight may differ. Nose on the left. - Business - Economy ### What the biggest operators fit | Airline | Cabins | Seats | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ----- | | [Singapore Airlines](https://www.singaporeair.com/saar5/pdf/OurFleet/A350-900-3classes-LongHaul.pdf) | 42 business · 24 premium economy · 187 economy | 253 | From each airline’s own seat or fleet page. Airlines often fly more than one version of a type; this is the one they publish. ## Which airlines fly the A350-900 The largest fleets of this variant. Counts move as aircraft are delivered and retired, so each carries the date it describes. - Singapore Airlines \~58 in the fleet, as of 3 October 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FAirbus%5FA350%5Foperators) - Air France \~41 in the fleet, as of 3 October 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FAirbus%5FA350%5Foperators) - Delta Air Lines \~37 in the fleet, as of 3 October 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FAirbus%5FA350%5Foperators) - Qatar Airways \~34 in the fleet, as of 3 October 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FAirbus%5FA350%5Foperators) - Cathay Pacific \~30 in the fleet, as of 3 October 2026 · [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FAirbus%5FA350%5Foperators) ## Safety record Every fatal accident and hull loss involving the A350-900, with the investigators' report where one is published. The complete record, minor incidents included, is kept by the [Aviation Safety Network](https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/type/A359). 1. 2 January 2024 · Tokyo Haneda Airport, Japan ### Japan Airlines flight JL516 Just after landing on runway 34R, the A350 (JA13XJ) collided with a Japan Coast Guard Dash 8 that was on the runway; all 379 people on the A350 evacuated before fire destroyed it, but five of the six crew on the Coast Guard aircraft were killed. 5 killed · aircraft written off · [JTSB report ↗](https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/aircraft/rep-acci/keika20251225-JA722A%5FJA13XJ.pdf) ## Asked and answered ### How many seats does the A350-900 have? Airbus quotes 332 to 352 seats in a typical three-class layout, and the type is certified for up to 440 passengers. Real airline cabins vary: Singapore Airlines' long-haul A350-900s, for example, have 253 seats (42 business, 24 premium economy, 187 economy). ### Which airlines fly the A350-900? The largest operators include Singapore Airlines, Air France, Delta Air Lines, Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific. Qatar Airways was the launch customer and flew the first passenger service in January 2015. ### Is the A350-900 safe? No passenger or crew member has died aboard an A350\. The type's only hull loss was Japan Airlines flight 516 in January 2024, when the aircraft hit a Coast Guard plane on the runway at Tokyo Haneda; everyone on the A350 escaped, but five people on the Coast Guard aircraft died. ### How far can the A350-900 fly? Airbus gives a range of 15,750 km (8,600 nautical miles), which makes it one of the longest-legged airliners in service and well suited to non-stop intercontinental routes. ## Other aircraft - [Airbus A330-300 →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/airbus-a330-300) - [Airbus A380-800 →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/airbus-a380-800) - [Boeing 777-300ER →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/boeing-777-300er) - [All aircraft →](https://orbitflights.app/aircraft) ### Further reading - [The airport codes that make no sense](https://orbitflights.app/blog/airport-codes-that-make-no-sense) - [How flight radar actually works, and why your trail vanishes when you land](https://orbitflights.app/blog/how-flight-radar-works) - [Flight tracker or flight log — which one do you actually want?](https://orbitflights.app/blog/flight-tracker-or-flight-log) ## Every flight you’ve taken, on one globe. Orbit is a flight logbook. 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[Download now](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qwertybit.orbit) ## Where these facts come from - [Airbus — A350-900 technical specifications ↗](https://aircraft.airbus.com/en/aircraft/a350/a350-900) - [Airbus — A350 Aircraft Characteristics, Airport and Maintenance Planning (Rev. 17, Jul 2026) ↗](https://mediaassets.airbus.com/pm%5F38%5F916%5F916746-gxtwm2qvq4.pdf?fileName=a350-aircraft-characteristics-airport-and-maintenance-planning.pdf) - [EASA — Type Certificate Data Sheet EASA.A.151, Airbus A350 (Issue 33) ↗](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/downloads/17736/en) - [Rolls-Royce — Trent XWB technical data poster ↗](https://www.rolls-royce.com/~/media/Files/R/Rolls-Royce/documents/civil-aerospace-downloads/High-Res-posters/High-Res-poster%5FTrent-XWB.pdf) - [Wikipedia — Airbus A350 (first flight, first commercial flight) ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus%5FA350) - [Wikipedia — List of Airbus A350 operators (rev. 3 Oct 2026) ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FAirbus%5FA350%5Foperators) - [Singapore Airlines — A350-900 long-haul seat map ↗](https://www.singaporeair.com/saar5/pdf/OurFleet/A350-900-3classes-LongHaul.pdf) - [JTSB — JA722A / JA13XJ accident investigation, second progress report (25 Dec 2025) ↗](https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/aircraft/rep-acci/keika20251225-JA722A%5FJA13XJ.pdf) Checked on 6 October 2026. 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