Japan Airlines (JAL) took delivery of its 18th Airbus A350-900 aircraft (registration: JA18XJ) on March 4, local time.
Ferry flight JL8102 departed on the afternoon of the 6th from Toulouse, France, where Airbus has its final assembly line. The aircraft is expected to arrive at Tokyo/Haneda Airport around midday on the following day, the 7th.
JAL’s domestic A350-900 fleet features two cabin configurations, “X11” and “X12”, allowing the airline to change the number of seats during heavy maintenance according to demand. The X11 configuration has 369 seats, with 12 First Class seats, 94 Class J seats, and 263 Economy Class seats. The X12 configuration has 391 seats, with 12 First Class seats, 56 Class J seats, and 323 Economy Class seats. This aircraft was delivered in the X12 configuration.
In 2013, JAL placed a firm order for 18 A350-900 aircraft for domestic services. It had already taken delivery of 17 aircraft, but after the 13th aircraft (also registered as JA13XJ) was written off in an accident at Tokyo/Haneda Airport in January 2024, the airline placed an additional order for one replacement aircraft. The 18th aircraft is the one ordered as this replacement.
Separately, JAL also plans to introduce the A350-900 on international routes starting in fiscal year 2027, under a purchase agreement for 20 aircraft that is independent from the domestic fleet.
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