Final assembly of the first Airbus A350-900 for Japan Airlines has commenced at Airbus’s facility in Toulouse.
The manufacturer released images showing the JAL-liveried vertical stabiliser being moved into position, and later fitted to the aircraft’s fuselage.
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Flight Fleets Analyzer indicates that the aircraft is due for delivery in June, with three more A350-900s to be delivered before the end of the year.
JAL indicated in January that it will enter into scheduled service on the Tokyo Haneda-Fukuoka route in September.
The remaining 14 A350-900s from the carrier’s landmark 2013 order will be delivered between 2020 and 2023.
JAL also has order for 13 of the larger -1000 variant, with deliveries set to commence in 2021.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
