Cathay Pacific's first Airbus A350-1000 will arrive June 20

By David Flynn, May 16 2018
Cathay Pacific's first Airbus A350-1000 will arrive June 20

EXCLUSIVE | Cathay Pacific will take delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 on June 19, ahead of flights to Washington DC and potentially Sydney in the later half of 2018.

The A350-1000 is a stretched version of the A350-900 which is already well-established in the Cathay Pacific fleet and currently flies to Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. 

Cathay Pacific's first Airbus A350-1000 will arrive into Hong Kong on June 20
Cathay Pacific's first Airbus A350-1000 will arrive into Hong Kong on June 20

It carries some 50 more passengers than the A350-900, but foregoes first class for a three-class layout using the same updated A350 version of Cathay Pacific's highly-regarded Airbus 330 and Boeing 777 business class seat...

Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1000 business class
Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1000 business class

... along with the A350-900's all-new premium economy seat.

Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1000 premium economy class
Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1000 premium economy class

Also on offer will be inflight Internet, with free access to the BBC, CNN and Euronews channels and Internet connection available at US$10 per hour or – much better value – US$20 for the entire flight.

Cathay Pacific plans to take 20 of the A350-1000s over the coming years, which will be followed by 21 of Boeing's next-gen Boeing 777-9 jets from 2021 – with the 777-9s introducing new first class suites and business class seats for the Oneworld member.

David

David Flynn is the Editor-in-Chief of Executive Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.

24 Aug 2011

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There is a chance some or all of the 777s will be deferred or cancelled. New CX chief has already indicated that, as he seeks to right-size the airline, the A350 is more of the type of aircraft he believes he can make money with compared with the larger 777X.

21 Apr 2017

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Interesting. When/where was this indication given?

08 May 2018

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The 777X is most likely going to replace to 777W?


I’m actually keen to see Cathay try the A380 to increase market share ( on popular flight times) and provide exclusive areas for premium travellers and more spacious seating for elconomy passengers. Cathay is at the end of the day a premium airline.

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13 Jan 2015

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CX with the A380 and more spacious economy...looks like a pie in the sky to me

12 Apr 2011

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The premium economy seat is new to the A350, but not all-new to the A350-1000. Just clarifying it's not an "all-new" seat.

24 Oct 2010

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The 'all-new' is meant to indicate 'new-ness' compared to the Airbus A330s and Boeing 777, not against the A350-900s, but yeah, could be read a different way so will tweak that :)

08 May 2018

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There isn’t anything “new” besides the aircraft variant. All the products are the “latest” type

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23 May 2017

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We demand an exercise space in cattle class. Both for passenger relief from confinement to a seat, however well designed, and to reduce the risk of dvt. A small area for standing and stretching with access to self serve water or coffee would be most welcome. On the A350 900 there is a small area aft of the rear port toilet, but need better.

31 Mar 2014

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This is a joke I hope...

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13 Jan 2015

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LOL you actually want that swill served in Y that they call coffee?

Hope they do a better effort with J seat trims than those in the current A350s.


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