A350F by the numbers: orders and milestones defining 2025
The Airbus A350F is progressing steadily, with major orders and 2025 milestones marking key developments.
The A350F, Airbus’s next-generation freighter, is poised to redefine the air cargo market. As of November 2025, it has secured 82 firm orders, representing 58% of the large widebody freighter segment compared to the 777-8F. Launched in 2021, the programme has attracted major carriers worldwide and is now reaching crucial industrial milestones. The first A350F (MSN700) has completed key assembly stages and rolled out of the main assembly station, as testing activities progress on schedule. With its first flight planned for Q3 2026, the A350F is on track to enter service in the second half of 2027.
Major customers of the Airbus A350F
Notable milestones of 2025 for the A350F
Airbus started producing critical components and tools for the A350F in February
Completed in November 2024 at Getafe, the first A350F Section 19 was moved to Hamburg in March
Airbus’ Broughton site completed the first set of wings for the new A350F in May
Airbus completed the first A350F horizontal stabiliser (HTP) in July at its Spain facility, it was shipped to the Final Assembly Line in Toulouse
In August, Patria signed an agreement with Airbus to supply composite component assemblies for the A350F cargo hold
The fuselage sections 15/21 (central) and 11/14 (forward) arrived in August at the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse
The first fully equipped aft section of the Airbus A350F rolled out of Airbus’ Hamburg hangar in September
The entire fuselage of the first Airbus A350 freighter aircraft (MSN 700) arrived in Toulouse in November
The first A350F (MSN 700) completed major assembly milestones and rolled out of the main assembly station in November
Airbus started testing the cargo door, loading system, oxygen systems, and air-distribution and smoke-detection systems of the A350F (MSN 700) in November
This story was originally published in The STAT Trade Times
