Airbus has ruled out stretching the A350 for the time being, saying there is no clear demand yet for a higher-capacity variant of the twin-jet. Chief Operating Officer and President Airbus Commercial Aircraft Fabrice Bregier confirmed in a briefing on Airbus' 2017 orders and deliveries the company had investigated the concept, dubbed the A350-2000, but concluded there was currently no business case, due to weak demand for larger-capacity twin-jets. Bregier said: "We studied a stretch of the A350-1000, but we have to be consistent. We cannot say that the market for very big aircraft is, right now, difficult and [then] launch the A350-2000."
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