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How Delta’s new flagship aircraft, the Airbus A350, stacks up

Airbus A350. Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Airbus A350. Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
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March 25, 2018

Delta Air Lines just launched the Airbus A350 on flights out of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

The carrier on March 24 began using its new flagship aircraft on an Atlanta-Seoul route.

But how does the A350 compare to Delta’s recently retired Queen of the Skies, the Boeing 747, or to its international workhorse known as the “Triple Seven”?

Find out by fllipping through the facts on these wide-body jets.

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