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Qantas picked the 350 over the 777 for its ultra long haul project sunny side up Sydney nonstop to Borisland/London
Well - not a current production model. They picked the A350-1000 and "Airbus will increase the maximum take-off weight of the jet, and install additional fuel tank capacity, to deliver the required performance for the Sunrise routes, says Qantas."
And Qantas hasn't actually placed an order, they have just said they will. Sounds minor but airlines say all sorts of stuff. I bet it's based on Airbus actually promising the extra range can be added.