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Asiana Airlines takes delivery of its first A350 XWB

Asiana Airlines of South Korea has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the 12th airline to operate the twin engine widebody airliner which features fuel-efficient Rolls-Royce engines.

Above: First A350 XWB delivery to Asiana Airlines: (left to right) Rolls Royce – Ewen McDonald, Senior Vice President, Asia-Pacific; Airbus – Didier Evrard, Executive Vice President Head of Programmes; Asiana Airlines - Soo Cheon Kim, President and CEO; SMBC Aviation Capital - Peter Barrett, CEO.

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Asiana’s A350-900 is configured with a three class layout with a total of 311 seats, comprising 28 in Business Smartium, convertible to fully flat beds, 36 in Economy Smartium and 247 in the main cabin.

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Altogether Asiana has ordered 30 A350s and will initially operate the aircraft on flights within Asia. From the third quarter of 2017, the carrier will deploy the aircraft on premier long haul routes to Europe and the US, beginning with services from Seoul to London and San Francisco.
 

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