What type of aircraft is G-XWBE?

G-XWBE is a Airbus A350-1000 (A35K).

British Airways, going by the callsign it flew under when it was caught.

What is the ICAO 24-bit address of G-XWBE?

4078B8. The Mode S address is assigned to the airframe by its country of registration and stays the same from flight to flight.

On 2026-11-11. Our receivers have heard it on 48 days since 2026-09-05.

British Airways Airbus A350-1000 G-XWBE broadcasts on ICAO24 4078B8. It was built by Airbus. One pilot has caught this exact tail in Skydex.

G-XWBE picked up by 10 Skydex receivers (Derbyshire, Andrew, station-1020), 48 sightings since 5 Sep 2026, last on 11 Nov 2026.

Lee Hall — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Derbyshire · run by @leehall — 1 airframe, 39 sightings, last 2026-11-09
Andrew · run by @andrew-peacock — 1 airframe, 32 sightings, last 2026-11-07
station-1020 · run by @joseph-furber — 1 airframe, 29 sightings, last 2026-11-07
Anglesey, GB — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Anglesey · run by @karl-owen — 1 airframe, 27 sightings, last 2026-11-07
Swadlincote — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Derbyshire · run by @swadlincote — 1 airframe, 20 sightings, last 2026-11-07
delapoleavenue — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Kingston upon Hull · run by @mark-healey — 1 airframe, 18 sightings, last 2026-11-07
Fips — 🇩🇪 Germany · Baden-Württemberg · run by @fips — 1 airframe, 15 sightings, last 2026-11-11
station-1117 · run by @david-plant — 1 airframe, 14 sightings, last 2026-11-07
station-1089 · run by @wobert — 1 airframe, 14 sightings, last 2026-11-09
station-1088 — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Nottinghamshire · run by @wobert — 1 airframe, 14 sightings, last 2026-11-09