A350XWB is a mid-size passenger airplane made by the famous European airplane manufacturer, Airbus. XWB in its name designation is eXtra-Wide Body, indicating its advancement in widebody airplane manufacturing.
A350XWB uses Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine, the largest turbofan engine (by fan diameter size) ever built for mass-produced aircraft. At 118 inch diameter, the fan diameter is even larger than those on A380 jumbo jet.
The only Malaysian airliner that placed firm order on A350XWB is AirAsia X, which sees the purchase of airplane fits well with their long-term strategy.
Recently Airbus A350XWB has made Malaysia as its final stop for its Asian tour. The airplane landed at KUL – KL International Airport (KLIA) and make a short turnaround flight the following day. Only selected crew members of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and press were invited as part of this program.
Since we are not able to be there for our much-cherished A350XWB, check out some tweets by @Airbus account:
Welcome to #Malaysia!
Our #A350 XWB has landed for the first time ever in #KualaLumpur | #a350xwbtour pic.twitter.com/yzMAcStVR7— Airbus (@Airbus) November 26, 2014
"Saya gembira jumpa awak" #A350XWBtour pic.twitter.com/mEzUZQc3cY
— Airbus (@Airbus) November 26, 2014
Selamat malam #avgeeks! See you tomorrow…#A350XWBtour pic.twitter.com/YeqOX4cgMI
— Airbus (@Airbus) November 26, 2014
And on the next day:
Ready to welcome our guests on-board the #A350 XWB for a local flight over #Malaysia (AIB205) | #A350XWBtour pic.twitter.com/XXExZHbA0o
— Airbus (@Airbus) November 27, 2014
Greetings from #Malaysia! #A350XWBtour pic.twitter.com/fRI7I0YMm1
— Airbus (@Airbus) November 27, 2014
#Malaysia, THANKS for the warm welcome!
Time for us to say "Selamat jalan" and see you soon… #A350XWBtour pic.twitter.com/mpZpxdl2c4— Airbus (@Airbus) November 28, 2014
After Malaysia, the A350XWB is now back in Toulouse, France. Toulouse is a city where the final assembly of most Airbus airplanes take place.