At Munich Airport, the world's most modern long-haul aircraft is ready to take off from the runway. The engines start and almost silent, the passenger jet rolls faster and faster to the end point of the runway and takes off. For Lufthansa, the first aircraft of the type A 350 has made a big step into a new world of passenger flight. Airbus' latest aircraft, due to its capacity and condition, is ideal for a Munich hub. Therefore, ten Airbus A350-900 have already been stationed by the airline in the Bavarian capital. From there, the A350 fly into the world, for example to Boston or Delhi. At the Bavarian hub, they are looking forward to the new plane, as it was developed according to a completely new concept and should revolutionize the passenger flight. It takes about two and a half months until a copy of the new long-haul aircraft is ready. At Airbus, they are particularly proud of the final assembly line that was built specifically for the A350. The main L-shaped building for aircraft assembly is 300 meters wide, 125 meters long and 35 meters high. It covers an area of 7.2 hectares. Daylight makes the halls particularly bright and also ensures low power consumption. The new A350 final assembly line is particularly effective. You can now build the jets much faster. The installation of the passenger cabin begins on the A350 unlike other Airbus programs parallel to the assembly of fuselage, wings and tail. That brings about 20 to 30 percent time savings. The A350-900, with its length of 66.89 m in a three-class seating, seats 314 passengers. We powered the A350-900 from Trent XWB engines manufactured by Rolls-Royce, which has a range of 15,000 kilometers. Originally not a completely new aircraft was planned, but only a modernization of the A330 aircraft family. However, as competitor Boeing was very successful on the market with the new widebody aircraft Boeing 767 and Boeing 777, so-called "wide bodies", Airbus changed the strategy for the development of the A350. Contrary to initial planning, Airbus decided in 2005 to largely redevelop the A350 and so only 10 percent of the A350 development was based on the Airbus A330. With this new concept, the A350 offers passengers a completely new travel experience. From the outside, the Airbus A350 looks relatively unimpressive, apart from the curved, tapering wing tips. But those who enter the plane feel directly on the bridge of the "spaceship Enterprise" offset, which lies next to the lighting, especially on the dome-shaped, arched entrance area. Immediately comes a sense of breadth that you normally would not have when entering an airplane. In Economy Class, passengers receive a completely redeveloped, ergonomically designed seat with a new color concept and 3-3-3 layout, as well as larger screens for the on-board entertainment program. In Business Class there is a self-service kiosk serving snacks and drinks. A total of 36 seats are available here, which can be converted into a two-meter-long bed. In addition to a personal luggage compartment, in which two trolleys fit, the business class guests have a 17-inch monitor at their disposal. Instead of a touchscreen monitor two lights up in front of the passengers. A 10-inch tall and a small one that resembles a smartphone. The latter can be used as a separate screen or as an operation for the larger one.
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