BANGKOK, 18 June 2019: Japan Airlines has taken delivery of its first A350 XWB at Airbus Headquarters in Toulouse, France.
The A350-900 is the first aircraft produced by Airbus for JAL.
JAL representative director and chairman Yoshiharu Ueki and Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer attended the hangover ceremony.
Altogether, JAL has ordered 31 A350 XWB aircraft, comprising 18 A350-900s and 13 A350-1000s.
JAL will initially operate the A350-900 on high-frequency domestic routes, while the larger A350-1000 will fly on the carrier’s long haul international network.
The first aircraft will enter service on the airline’s Haneda – Fukuoka route at the start of September.
JAL’s A350-900 is configured in a premium three-class layout, with 12 seats in first class, 94 in class J (business) and 263 in comfort economy.
From left to right: Yoshihiro Higushi, deputy minister, Embassy of Japan in France, Christian Scherer, Airbus chief commercial officer, Yoshiharu Ueki, Japan Airlines representative director and chairman and Dominic Horwood, Rolls Royce chief commercial officer