JAL Airbus A350-1000 Ninth Aircraft Arrives at Haneda

Japan Airlines (JAL)’s ninth Airbus A350-1000 aircraft (registration code: JA09WJ) arrived at Haneda Airport from Toulouse, France, on January 30.

It departed Toulouse at 2:09 PM local time on January 29 and took off at 24 minutes past. It landed at Tokyo/Haneda at 11:30 AM the following day, arriving at spot 212 at 11:40 AM.

The Airbus A350-1000 is the successor to the Boeing 777-300ER used for international flights. The cabin features a four-class configuration with 239 seats, including six seats in first class arranged in a “1-1-1” configuration, 54 seats in business class in a “1-2-1” configuration, 24 seats in premium economy in a “2-4-2” configuration, and 155 seats in economy class in a “3-3-3” configuration. The first and business class offer private suites with doors for the first time in JAL’s history. In-flight entertainment (IFE) is equipped with 4K resolution monitors across all classes, with Bluetooth connectivity available for wireless headphones.

A total of 13 aircraft have been ordered, with the first delivered on December 15, 2023, the second on January 15, 2024, the third on March 31, the fourth on August 1, the fifth on August 11, the sixth on October 3, and the eighth on December 8, arriving at Haneda Airport. The seventh aircraft has not been received due to changes in the assembly schedule at Airbus.

Currently, there are two round-trip flights daily between Tokyo/Haneda and New York/JFK, and one round-trip flight between Tokyo/Haneda and Dallas/Fort Worth and London/Heathrow. From February 12 to March 29, it will be deployed on a bi-daily basis on the Tokyo/Haneda to Singapore route, and from May 1, on the Tokyo/Haneda to Paris/Charles de Gaulle route. (Photo: JAL)