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This thread is for specific A350 discussion.
For discussion regarding the A350-1000 please discuss here:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cathay-pacific-marco-polo-club/1909549-a350-1000-general-discussion.html
Seating Guide
A350 Seating Guide
Routes to be serviced by A350:
Cathay Pacific full fleet and route guide (search for 35G for A350): Cathay Pacific Fleet, Route and Configuration Guide
Useful thread: New route speculation for Cathay
Already operating or confirmed (date of commencement)
Amsterdam
Auckland
Barcelona
Brisbane
Brussels
Capetown
Christchurch
Dublin
Frankfurt (March 31, 2019)
London Gatwick
Madrid
Manchester
Melbourne
Newark
Paris
Perth
Rome
San Francisco
Seattle (March 31, 2019)
Toronto (Su,W,F Oct 31 2019)
Tel Aviv
Vancouver
Washington DC
Zurich (March 31, 2019)
Existing routes, speculated future equipment change to A350
Chicago
Milan
Los Angeles
Speculated future routes
For discussion regarding the A350-1000 please discuss here:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cathay-pacific-marco-polo-club/1909549-a350-1000-general-discussion.html
Seating Guide
A350 Seating Guide
Routes to be serviced by A350:
Cathay Pacific full fleet and route guide (search for 35G for A350): Cathay Pacific Fleet, Route and Configuration Guide
Useful thread: New route speculation for Cathay
Already operating or confirmed (date of commencement)
Amsterdam
Auckland
Barcelona
Brisbane
Brussels
Capetown
Christchurch
Dublin
Frankfurt (March 31, 2019)
London Gatwick
Madrid
Manchester
Melbourne
Newark
Paris
Perth
Rome
San Francisco
Seattle (March 31, 2019)
Toronto (Su,W,F Oct 31 2019)
Tel Aviv
Vancouver
Washington DC
Zurich (March 31, 2019)
Existing routes, speculated future equipment change to A350
Chicago
Milan
Los Angeles
Speculated future routes
A350 general discussion
#646
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: YKZ
Programs: AS MVP BR *G
Posts: 159
"San Francisco is about the limit of the A350's reach in North America, from Taipei. Singapore Airlines flies the A350 to San Francisco from Singapore – much further south than Taipei – but with A350s that have a higher maximum take off weight.
San Francisco and Vancouver are China Airlines' only North American destinations within normal range of the A350, so China Airlines has exhausted its A350 network opportunities in North America unless it takes higher take-off weight aircraft, or hurts economics with one stop services or payload restrictions."
I just read this from CAPA.
Are Cathay's A359 HGW variant?
And if they are not, I guess they are not going to East Coast (or even SFO) anytime soon?
San Francisco and Vancouver are China Airlines' only North American destinations within normal range of the A350, so China Airlines has exhausted its A350 network opportunities in North America unless it takes higher take-off weight aircraft, or hurts economics with one stop services or payload restrictions."
I just read this from CAPA.
Are Cathay's A359 HGW variant?
And if they are not, I guess they are not going to East Coast (or even SFO) anytime soon?
#647
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX, UA, Shangri-La, Hyatt, Starwood
Posts: 7,708
The CAPA article is a little deceptive I think. My understanding is the only difference in the SQ birds is they're not selling 20-30 economy seats in Y on the return sector SFO-SIN, but otherwise the engines and plane rating are precisely the same as what CX is flying. There won't be a real difference until SQ takes delivery of the A350-900ulrs next year. I'd have to research China Airlines' A350 orderbook, but again Airbus is allowing anyone to upgrade the A350-900 to A350-900ulr without losing delivery slots. SQ is operating the route despite the inefficiency because United beat them to the punch with the B789 nonstop.
Admittedly not selling Y seats isn't good economics. I also suspect they aren't filling that plane up with cargo on the return, either, which also sucks.
#648
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 291
from french media, Paris route will increase 1 weekly by using A350 from 3 Dec 2017.
http://www.air-cosmos.com/cathay-pac...ong-kong-90969
http://www.air-cosmos.com/cathay-pac...ong-kong-90969
#650
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: MNL
Programs: CX MPO DM, Le Club Accor Platinum, World of Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 2,284
#651
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 5,797
"San Francisco is about the limit of the A350's reach in North America, from Taipei. Singapore Airlines flies the A350 to San Francisco from Singapore – much further south than Taipei – but with A350s that have a higher maximum take off weight.
San Francisco and Vancouver are China Airlines' only North American destinations within normal range of the A350, so China Airlines has exhausted its A350 network opportunities in North America unless it takes higher take-off weight aircraft, or hurts economics with one stop services or payload restrictions."
I just read this from CAPA.
Are Cathay's A359 HGW variant?
And if they are not, I guess they are not going to East Coast (or even SFO) anytime soon?
San Francisco and Vancouver are China Airlines' only North American destinations within normal range of the A350, so China Airlines has exhausted its A350 network opportunities in North America unless it takes higher take-off weight aircraft, or hurts economics with one stop services or payload restrictions."
I just read this from CAPA.
Are Cathay's A359 HGW variant?
And if they are not, I guess they are not going to East Coast (or even SFO) anytime soon?
Have CI really derated them that much?
#652
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX, UA, Shangri-La, Hyatt, Starwood
Posts: 7,708
No, nobody that I know has done anything physically to any of the A350s. The article is bizarrely...wrong I think. Or just clueless. The only difference with SQ is they're not selling some economy seats and presumably have cargo restrictions on the return. But, that return flight SFO-SIN is averaging nearly 17 hours of flying time each day. The article is trying to imply there are different variants....Which is nonsense for now.
#653
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: YKZ
Programs: AS MVP BR *G
Posts: 159
No, nobody that I know has done anything physically to any of the A350s. The article is bizarrely...wrong I think. Or just clueless. The only difference with SQ is they're not selling some economy seats and presumably have cargo restrictions on the return. But, that return flight SFO-SIN is averaging nearly 17 hours of flying time each day. The article is trying to imply there are different variants....Which is nonsense for now.
SIN-Europe & DOH-East Coast are only only about 6700mi.
#654
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX, UA, Shangri-La, Hyatt, Starwood
Posts: 7,708
Anyway, QR is operating the a359 from Doha to somewhere in eastern Australia daily, I'm almost certain.
#655
#656
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: YKZ
Programs: AS MVP BR *G
Posts: 159
Don't get me wrong, I really hope that Cathay would fly A350 to East Coast too.
Aer Lingus document shows that the A359 only has a range of 7000mi too
The darker portion is 7050nm@DUB, ligher is 7050mi@DUB.
Aer Lingus document shows that the A359 only has a range of 7000mi too
The darker portion is 7050nm@DUB, ligher is 7050mi@DUB.
#657
#658
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Never home.
Posts: 2,971
San Francisco is getting the A359 beginning October 31, CX892/893. Schedules right now only showing the 3x/week changeover but it's supposed to be updated to daily shortly.
Manchester is getting a 6th weekly service too, also A359.
Manchester is getting a 6th weekly service too, also A359.