Airbus confirms Qatar Airways took delivery of the 100th A350-1000 aircraft
Qatar Airways, the launch customer of the A350-900 and A350-1000, continues to have a special relationship with the type.
Airbus has published its monthly orders and deliveries report, highlighting the fact that the A350-1000 has now surpassed 100 delivered aircraft. Qatar Airways, which has had a unique relationship with Airbus and the A350 program, took delivery of the 100th A350-1000.
In total, the European planemaker handed over three A350-1000s during the month: to Ethiopian Airlines on August 1, 2025, which was the 99th A350-1000 to be delivered, to Qatar Airways on August 13, 2025, the 100th, and to Etihad Airways on August 30, 2025, which was the 101st A350-1000 to be delivered to an airline.
Qatar Airways was the launch customer of the subtype – as well as the A350-900, when it welcomed its first in 2014 – in February 2018. The aircraft, registered as A7-ANA, entered service on February 24, 2018, and has been flying actively with the Qatari carrier ever since.
However, despite the tightly knit history between Qatar Airways and the A350, the airline and the planemaker eventually went to court over an “accelerated surface degradation condition adversely impacting the Airbus A350 aircraft,” according to the airline’s statement.
What started as the airline grounding some of its A350s in August 2021 and escalated to a legal battle that began in December 2021 eventually concluded with a confidential settlement between the two sides in February 2023.
After effectively suspending A350-1000 deliveries – its last A350-900 delivery happened in September 2019 – between December 2020 and May 2023, Qatar Airways’ A350 fleet has grown to 59 aircraft, including 34 A350-900 and 25 A350-1000s. Airbus’ August orders and deliveries file showed that the airline still has 17 A350-1000s in its backlog.
The manufacturer’s other deliveries included seven A220-300, including Croatia Airlines’ sixth A220-300, three A319neo, 12 A320neo, 32 A321neo, including Qantas’ first A321XLR, two A330-900, both of which went to Malaysia Airlines, two A350-900, and the aforementioned trio of A350-1000s.
In total, Airbus’ August 2025 deliveries numbered 61 aircraft, with a year-to-date (YTD) tally of 430 jets. In comparison, during the same month in 2024, Airbus’ YTD deliveries numbered 447 aircraft, yet its annual delivery goal was much lower. The 2024 goal, revised downward in June 2024, was around 770 aircraft, while its current delivery goal is around 820 aircraft.
The European manufacturer has warned that due to supply chain hiccups, including engine delivery delays, it will have a backloaded delivery profile in 2025.
In terms of orders, a total of four customers booked orders in August 2025, totaling 99 aircraft. Airbus added Avolon’s order for 90 aircraft, split between 75 A321neo and 15 A330-900, which the lessor announced in July 2025, and netted two separate A320neo orders from private customers for one aircraft each.
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An undisclosed customer also purchased seven A350-1000s, growing the type’s order book to 361 units. As of August 31, 2025, the A350-900 had 1,009 orders with 573 deliveries.
Boeing has yet to publish its August 2025 orders and deliveries numbers.
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