British Airways (BA) has taken delivery of its first A350-1000 at Airbus Headquarters in Toulouse, France, making it the first operator of the larger A350-1000 in International Airlines Group (IAG). In total, British Airways has ordered 18 A350-1000s. Iberia which is also part of IAG already operates five of the smaller A350-900s.
BA’s A350 with its modern and comfortable Airspace cabin will usher in new levels of comfort with the launch of the Club Suite, the first new business class seat for British Airways in 13 years. The airline’s sophisticated and newly-branded ‘Club Suite’ offers direct-aisle access, a suite door for greater privacy and luxurious flat-bed seats in a 1-2-1 configuration.
The three class layout includes 56 Club Suites, 56 World Traveller Plus and 219 World Traveller economy seats.
BA, celebrating its 100th anniversary, will initially use the aircraft to fly between London and Madrid prior to flying long-haul routes from September.
BA operates a fleet of over 150 Airbus aircraft from the smallest A318 to the largest A380.
A350 XWB nawakake kanthi fleksibilitas lan efisiensi operasional sing ora ana tandhingane kanggo kabeh segmen pasar nganti jarak maksimal (15,000km). Iki nduweni desain aerodinamika paling anyar, pesawat fuselage lan swiwi serat karbon, uga mesin Rolls-Royce sing hemat bahan bakar anyar. Bebarengan, teknologi paling anyar iki dadi tingkat efisiensi operasional sing ora ana tandhingane, kanthi pangurangan bakar bakar lan emisi 25 persen. Kabin Airspace dening Airbus A350 XWB minangka sing paling sepi saka dalan kembar lan nawakake penumpang lan kru produk penerbangan paling modern kanggo pengalaman mabur sing paling kepenak.
At the end of June 2019, the A350 XWB Family had received 893 firm orders from 51 customers worldwide, making it one of the most successful wide-body aircraft ever.
