4. Airbus 350 XWB
Cruise Speed: Mach 0.85
Engines: 2
Up next on our list of fastest commercial passenger planes in the world today is Airbus 350 XWB that started its life as a project to improve A330, by adding newly designed wings and several other features aimed at increasing the airliner’s performance and fuel efficiency. After receiving complaints from several customers (and faced with competition from the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner) Airbus decided to throw a new body into the mix and A350 XWB (extra wide body) was born. While less than a hundred of new aircraft are made so far, Airbus has some 900 on order, which is a testimony of how successful the design is.
