Japan Airlines unveils details about its new flagship aircraft: the Airbus A350-1000 which will fly to New York

Oct 02, 2023 | News On Japan

Oct 02, 2023 (livefromalounge.com) - Japan Airlines has revealed the details of its new A350-1000 aircraft, which it calls its new flagship aircraft, to replace the current long-haul aircraft for the airline, the Airbus A350-1000.

The airline has 13 of these aircraft on order, and it expects to launch services with these aircraft within 2023.

Japan Airlines (JAL) has 13 A350-1000s on order, which the airline now refers to as its new flagship aircraft. The airline currently uses the Boeing 777-300ER, and these aircraft could take over the long-haul missions from them in the coming days. The current long-haul fleet for JAL is between 15 and 19 years old. JAL intends to replace all aircraft in the fleet by 2028, with the first two arriving before 2023 closes.

JAL is already a customer of the A350-900 variant, but these are used for domestic flights inside Japan and are in a very dense configuration. The new A350-1000 aircraft will first take over the Tokyo Haneda – New York JFK route for the airline. While there has yet to be a set date for the transition to the new aircraft, it will very well happen within 2023, although only on one of the two daily flights.

The new aircraft will be in a premium-heavy configuration with just 239 seats, including six first-class suites, 54 business-class suites, 24 premium economy and 155 economy-class seats. ...continue reading

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