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July 6, 2015 - Assembly of the first
A350-900 for Cathay Pacific Airways is progressing
at Airbus’ A350 XWB Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse,
France.
Following the fuselage section joining phase, the wings,
the horizontal and vertical tailplane as well as tail
cone have been joined to the fuselage. Following this,
the aircraft will move to the next assembly station for
structural completion, ground testing and start of cabin
installation.
The aircraft is scheduled for delivery early next year
and will be the first of 48 A350 XWBs to be acquired by
Cathay Pacific. Cathay Pacific’s A350 XWB fleet will
include 22 A350-900s and 26 of the larger A350-1000s,
for operation on long and medium-haul services.
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