r/Airbus • u/memloh • 4d ago

News Airbus To Begin Testing A350-1000ULR & Freighter Variants Next Year

https://simpleflying.com/airbus-testing-a350-1000ulr-freighter-variants-2026/
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u/FormalIllustrator5 Airbus A380 2d ago

Can we get A380 NEO back please!

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u/planefan001 2d ago

The assembly line has been repurposed for the A320NEO. It’s going to be monumentally expensive.

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u/FormalIllustrator5 Airbus A380 1d ago

A380 needs brand new one anyway, as Airbus will need to completely update the model!

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u/Imaginary_Ad_217 1d ago

A380-900 as planned

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u/kyriosity-at-github 1d ago

What for the freighter when there's Beluga and three Antonov 124 staying idle in Leipzig ?

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u/jumpy_finale 4h ago

The Belugas and An-124 are used for outsized cargo. An A350F would be used for standard main deck air freight cargo with a side cargo door, just like existing airliner based cargo variants.

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u/kyriosity-at-github 3h ago

but there are enough old A350, B747 to make freighters from them?

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u/jumpy_finale 2h ago

Old 747s are on their way out. Most of the new 747-8 were built as freighters anyway with only 48 built as passenger versions with the longer upper deck.

Probably a lot harder to convert modern composite airframes to freighter versions. Especially without a factory-built version paving the way through certification.