A350-800 to be developed as -900 shrink

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/01/12/337033/a350-800-to-be-developed-as-900-shrink.html

 

Airbus has opted to develop its A350-800 as a shrink version of the -900, an adjustment aimed at simplifying the programme.

By optimising the A350 around the -900 as a baseline the airframer is adopting a similar strategy to its development of the A330-200/300.