Cathay Pacific's First Airbus A350-900 XWB Made Its Maiden Flight

On 25 March 2016, F-WZFX, Cathay Pacific's first Airbus A350-900 XWB made its first maiden flight at Toulouse. Later, F-WZFX will be registered as B-LRA. With this maiden flight, Airbus made one more step to the delivery of the first Airbus A350-900 XWB to Cathay Pacific. 

F-WZFX, Cathay Pacific’s first Airbus A350-900 XWB on its maiden flight at Toulouse

The first Airbus A350-900 XWB scheduled to be delivered to Cathay Pacific in this May. Cathay Pacific has 25 orders for this aircraft type to replace its aging Boeing 777-200 and Airbus A340-300 aircraft. Some of Cathay Pacific's aircraft still use the old interior. The Airbus A350-900 XWB will be filled with 280 seats, consist of 214 economy seats, 28 premium economy seats, and 38 business seats. Congratulations, Airbus and Cathay Pacific!

Airbus Readies to Deliver the First Airbus A350-900 XWB of Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 XWB's first test flight

The first Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft, 9V-SMA that ordered by Singapore Airlines did its first test flight. It readies for delivery in the coming weeks.

Singapore Airlines is the flag-carrier airline of Singapore. It has 109 aircraft as January 2016. Singapore Airlines operates all-wide body aircraft. Singapore Airlines makes 67 orders of Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft, to replace its aging Airbus A330-300, Boeing 777-200, and Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. It will be the second Asian airline to operate Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft.

Singapore Airlines will receive it first Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft in February 2016, with the first destination to . The orders are including seven 'ULR' (Ultra Long-Range) variant, for the return of Ultra Long-Haul Route, from Singapore to Newark and Los Angeles without stopover. This route will be return in 2018.  

The first regular services of Airbus A350-900 XWB of Singapore Airlines scheduled to begin in April 2016, commencing flights between Singapore and Amsterdam.