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Old May 17, 2019, 5:06 am
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Future route speculation: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...my-flight.html
Background discussion on the Club Suites (historical): https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...on-thread.html
Madrid training flights - meetup thread (historical): https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...ps-thread.html

British Airways has revealed the configuration for its Airbus A350-1000 (56J 56W 219Y):
  • 56 business class featuring all-new Club Suites
  • 56 premium economy
  • 219 economy
  • (BA maintains that no A350s will have first class)
Familiarisation flights to Madrid (starts August 6th):
First A350 flights have also been revealed:
  • 02 to 06 Sep, 09 to 30 Sep, and from 08 Oct 2019 daily to Dubai (DXB) - BA107/106
  • from 01 Oct 2019, daily to Toronto (YYZ) - BA92/93
  • from 01 Dec 2019, daily to Tel Aviv (TLV) - BA163/162
  • from 01 Jan 2020, daily to Bangalore (BLR) - BA119/118
  • from 01 Mar 2020, double daily to Dubai (DXB) - BA107/106 & BA105/104








More pics and details at https://www.ausbt.com.au/british-air...ess-class-seat

Flights planned to be operated by a A350

Summer 2021 (Updated: 9th February 2021)

Austin - Daily
Buenos Aires via São Paulo - Daily
Denver - Daily
Dubai - 3 x Weekly (Tuesday to Thursday)
Las Vegas - Daily
Newark - 2 x Weekly (Monday/Sunday)
Vancouver - Daily

Winter 2021 (Updated: 9th February 2021)

Bangalore - Daily
Boston - 9 x Weekly
BA213/212 - Daily
BA215/214 - 2 x Weekly (Mon/Sun)
Chicago - 2 x Daily
Mumbai - Daily (BA139/138)
San Diego - Daily
Tel Aviv - Daily (BA163/162)
Washington - 3 x Weekly (BA293/292 Tuesday to Thursday)
Vancouver - Daily

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Old May 27, 2019, 9:47 am
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Yes I know re the markings but looks like they've added the A350 specifically and it's not yet arrived yet.

IIRC its gate A18 which can accommodate a wide body.
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Old May 27, 2019, 9:51 am
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Originally Posted by A P Yu
Yes it has. As the Iberia 350 has been popping in for quite a while.
Ah I see, that would explain things. Cheers
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Old May 27, 2019, 10:43 am
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Originally Posted by A P Yu
Yes it has. As the Iberia 350 has been popping in for quite a while.
I suppose the supplementary question here is, if boarding is through doors 1 and 2, will the BA A350-1000s use the same stop position as the IB A350-900s? A photo may help to explain.
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Old May 27, 2019, 10:56 am
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There how’s seems to be a lot of former 4 class routes (LHR-AUH/DEL/EWR/PHL/BOM/and maybe DXB)all moving to three class 777. I do wonder if they will be A350 routes next summer - if so a good way to avoid any F-J downgrade complications.
Anyone have any insights?
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Old May 28, 2019, 1:09 am
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It's all gone very quiet regarding summer 2020 A350 routes? I've manually searched what must to 90% of the BA network and not one found. Seems odd as you could find a few in the winter timetable. Any updates? Thanks.
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Old May 28, 2019, 5:55 am
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Originally Posted by northeastflyer
Any updates? Thanks.
See posts #82 & #83 - not decided/published yet.
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Old May 31, 2019, 4:36 pm
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BA First A350 in the paint shop
As per BA’s Facebook page, for those who access it, the first A350 has entered the paint shop to get it full colours.





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Old May 31, 2019, 5:25 pm
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Here's a pick (from twitter) that shows the whole plane on it's way to the paint shop (I'm assured.)

rb211.

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Old May 31, 2019, 6:58 pm
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I'm no expert, but... the nose on that BA A350 doesn't look nearly as pointy as on other A350s:
https://airwaysmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/26995266797_12b6664469_b-680x365_c.jpg
https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/9/3/7/4610739.jpg?v=v4cc89417cec

Is that some optical illusion due to the half-finished paint job?
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Old Jun 6, 2019, 1:27 pm
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A350 Full BA Livery
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Old Jun 6, 2019, 1:29 pm
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I still dont really get what a A350 can do that their existing 787/773/777x wont cover?
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Old Jun 6, 2019, 1:52 pm
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Old Jun 6, 2019, 6:49 pm
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Wow, that is one fine looking bird.

Can't wait to fly it.
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Old Jun 7, 2019, 1:39 am
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Are the interiors already kitted out at this stage?
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Old Jun 7, 2019, 1:57 am
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I still dont really get what a A350 can do that their existing 787/773/777x wont cover?
I don't know any facts about why BA went for the A350 but it is probably a lot to do with BA's aging fleet that must be replaced and so the A350 is their choice to replace it. It is a logical choice given their large A319/320/321 fleet and also given the low running costs of the modern A3XX aircraft.
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