Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1041) · G-VPOP · Virgin Atlantic

Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1041) illustration in Virgin Atlantic livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1041)

A350-298Active
RegistrationGBG-VPOP
Aircraft existence documentedby a freely licensed photographWhat does this badge mean?A freely licensed photograph by John Taggart from Claydon Banbury, Oxfordshire shows this registration on a A350-1041.It documents that the aircraft existed with that identity, but it is not a check against the official register: the photo does not show the serial number.How we verify
OperatorVirgin Atlantic
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1incidents
0accidents
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Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1041) built in 2019 in Toulouse. Operates for Virgin Atlantic.

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Nearly new · 7 years · ≈ 33,600 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2 x RR Trent XWB-97
PropulsionTurbofan
Built inToulouse, Francia
OwnerDelta Air Lines
MSN298
VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by John Taggart from Claydon Banbury, Oxfordshire showing this registration on a A350-1041

The model · Airbus A350 XWB

Figures for the A350-900 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 64% the length of a football pitch

Length66.8 m219 ft
Wingspan64.8 m212 ft
Height17.1 m56 ft
Range15,742 km8,500 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85
Service ceiling13,137 m43,100 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight283,000 kg623,907 lb
Maximum payload140,600 kg309,970 lbIts 315 passengers with baggage would weigh about 31.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity315 passengersUp to 440 in a high-density layout
Endurance17 h 26 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 2013 (13 years ago) · About 700 units built · Still in production

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Aircraft chronology

2019
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.
Aug 29, 2019
Delivered to Virgin Atlantic
Delivered to Virgin Atlantic as G-VPOP.
Mar 6, 2025
Incident
On March 6, 2025, the Airbus A350-1041 aircraft (registration G-VPOP), operated by Virgin Atlantic, was involved in an incident. Source: Virgin Atlantic.
Source: Virgin Atlantic

Operators

2019-08-29
Registration G-VPOP

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External photograph of the aircraft
John Taggart from Claydon Banbury, Oxfordshire · Creative Commons (CC BY-SA)
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BibTeX

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