Originally Posted by
SLGO
Welcome newer 350 buddies to join the fleet. Is CX having an extra 6 on top of its existing fleet of 22? I seem to remember that CX ordered only 26 359 before? Anyone knows what routes may get to use 359 given the extra 6 planes coming.
Cathay had 20 A359 orders + 2 leased A359 + 26 A35K orders, and when Cathay firmed the A321neo order for Cathay Dragon, they converted 6 A35K to 6 A359.
We can see that the first batch of A359 is those 22, and the second batch is 6 A359 converted from A35K. It is expected that 2 will join Cathay this year and the other 4 will join the fleet next year.