Airbus hands over 500th A350 example

The European manufacturer had recently reached the milestone following a delivery to Iberia. There were celebrations in Toulouse as Airbus marked an “important milestone” having delivered its 500th A350. The aircraft involved was -900 model, EC-NXD (c/n 567), named Pau Gasol, which was accepted by Iberia – its 14th example of the type. It flew to the Spanish flag carrier’s Madrid/Barajas base on September 29. The airline has 20 A350-900s on order. The aircraft involved was Airbus A350-900 example, EC-NXD