Overview
- The firm order includes options for 20 additional aircraft, with handovers scheduled through 2034.
- Atlas is the first U.S. operator reported to order the A350F, expanding Airbus’s foothold in the American cargo market.
- The aircraft will use Rolls‑Royce Trent XWB‑97 engines and add a new platform alongside Atlas’s 113 Boeing freighters.
- Airbus highlights a large main‑deck cargo door, advanced lightweight materials, and compliance with ICAO CO2 standards taking effect in 2027.
- Atlas frames the purchase as securing capacity as older widebody freighters retire and supporting long‑term growth and pilot opportunities.