Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok) has tentatively set London Gatwick as its maiden A350-900 longhaul destination with a 4x weekly direct service from Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok set to launch on September 2, 2016.
As with other first time operators, it is presumed that for crew training purposes, Cathay Pacific will initially deploy the new aircraft on shorthaul regional flights prior to using them for longhaul operations.
The Hong Kong-based carrier has a total of twenty-two A350-900s and twenty-six A350-1000s on order from Airbus Industrie (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac). The jets will be used to replace Cathay Pacific's ageing B777-200(ER) and A340-300 fleets.
Cathay Pacific to start Gatwick A350 flights in 3Q2016 - ch-aviation.com
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