Summary
- Japan Airlines has two Airbus A350-1000 airframes currently in assembly, each of which have been painted within the airline’s livery.
- These A350-1000s will replace JAL’s fleet of Boeing 777-300ERs, with 13 A350-1000s on order to exchange the 13 777-300ERs.
- JAL has created a special website dedicated to the A350-1000, with the primary aircraft expected to enter service in 2023 on the Tokyo to Recent York JFK route.
In March of this yr, we reported that Japan Airlines’ (JAL) very first Airbus A350-1000 had been spotted in its customer livery at Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France. Since then, it seems that one other JAL airframe has begun the assembly process. Neither jet, nonetheless, has taken to the skies for an initial test flight on the time of this text’s publication.
Two airframes spotted
While there had only been one JAL A350-1000 spotted earlier this yr, there now look like two. The identification information of the airframes is as follows:
- MSN 610: Test registration F-WZFM, future/Japanese registration JA01WJ
- MSN 628: Test registration F-WZNV, future/Japanese registration JA02WJ
By way of progress and the most recent information available, Aviation Flights indicates that each jets have been painted of their full Japan Airlines livery. Nonetheless, MSN 610 has its engines installed, while MSN 628 doesn’t.
As shown within the video embedded above, JAL was proud to indicate off one in every of its first A350-1000s rolling out of the paint shop. The video was published on May 2nd.
Replacing the Boeing 777-300ER
With two A350-1000s now spotted, there needs to be 11 more rolling off the assembly line within the months to return.
Japan Airlines intends to make use of the A350-1000 to totally replace its fleet of Boeing 777-300ERs, one-for-one. Indeed, the airline has 13 A350-1000s on order and can use these to take over the role of its 13 777-300ERs.
Photo: Japan Airlines
The common age of the 777-300ER fleet is currently 16-and-a-half years, with the oldest airframe being about 20-and-a-half years of age. These jets are configured with 244 seats across 4 classes:
- 8 seats in firstclass
- 49 seats in business
- 40 in premium economy
- and 147 in economy
We’d naturally see the same four-class configuration for JAL’s A350-1000s.
A novel website for JAL’s A350-1000s
Japan Airlines is clearly enthusiastic about adding this stretched A350 variant to its fleet. Indeed, the carrier has made a special website dedicated to this aircraft, which could be found by clicking here (opens in a brand new window.) The location guarantees to post the most recent updates in regards to the aircraft, stating that a second video is coming soon.
The primary route that may utilize the A350-1000 continues to be set to be Tokyo (Haneda) to Recent York JFK. Currently, the carrier offers two each day services between the 2 cities in the shape of JL3/4 and JL5/6 – each using the Boeing 777-300ER. As we reported earlier, JL5/JL6 will see the A350-1000 first.
The airline adds that this recent jet might be its flagship aircraft and has set the entry into service as being sometime in 2023. Many anticipate the introduction of the brand new variant as coinciding with the beginning of the winter schedule, which comes into effect on October twenty ninth, 2023. Nonetheless, the carrier does note on its website that the fleet launch could also be delayed.
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