DALLAS – Yesterday, Etihad Airways (EY) launched Airbus A350-1000 flights on an inaugural flight between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Paris (CDG).
The flight, operated by A6-XWB, departed Abu Dhabi at 7:59 am native time and arrived in Paris at 12:54 pm native time, with a flight time of seven hours. A6-XWB is the primary of 5 Airbus A350-1000s anticipated to affix EY’s fleet within the coming months to drive sustainability and peak summer time season operations.
The airline will function the plane on medium-haul flights to Mumbai and Dehli throughout Q2 of this 12 months, with lengthy haul operations to cities like Chicago and New York anticipated from July.
Sustainability Highlight
Etihad, highlighting its sustainability efforts, has named A6-XWB ‘Sustainability50’, which acknowledges the fiftieth anniversary of the federation of the UAE and Etihad’s dedication to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The Airbus A350-1000, fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines, affords 5% much less gasoline burn and CO2 emissions than previous-generation twin-aisle plane, a boon not just for sustainability efforts but additionally for extra favorable operational economics.
Sustainability50 is a joint partnership between Etihad, Airbus, and Rolls Royce aimed toward establishing sustainable initiatives, procedures, and applied sciences to scale back carbon emissions.
New Aircraft, New Inside
Etihad’s A350s characteristic a model new inside in all courses, together with 327 ‘good’ economic system seats in a 3-3-3 configuration, and 44 ‘Enterprise Studio’ seats, all of which have direct aisle entry.
As well as, 45 of the 327 economic system class seats are ‘Economic system Area’ seats, which supply an extra 4 inches of legroom.
Every passenger in economic system class may have entry to USB charging, Bluetooth headphone pairing, a 13.3-inch inflight leisure display screen, blankets, pillows, and amenity kits on longer flights.
The airline’s new enterprise class seat includes a width of over 20 inches, which converts right into a fully-flat mattress of 79 inches in size. Further options embody a wi-fi charging dock, an 18.5-inch display screen, and Bluetooth pairing.
Enterprise-class passengers may have entry to EY’s “dine-on-demand” service, which permits clients to select from an in depth a-la-carte choice.
Govt’s Feedback
Tony Douglas, Group Chief Govt Officer, mentioned, “With extremely environment friendly gasoline consumption and CO2 financial savings, the A350 will help our targets to scale back carbon emissions and ship an unmatched flight expertise for our visitors.”
Talking on the compatibility between Airbus and Etihad, Mikail Houari, President, Airbus Africa and the Center East, mentioned, “The A350-1000 is setting new requirements of air journey, providing unequalled ranges of operational effectivity, with a 25% discount in gasoline burn and emissions. “
He continued, saying, “This marks the beginning of a promising new chapter for the UAE’s aviation sector, led by innovation and a dedication to sustainability.”
Featured picture: Etihad Airways’ new A350-1000 plane. Picture: Etihad Airways