[AMcWhirter]

Today Etihad operated its first A350-1000 flight.

So far Etihad has not complained about the paint finish !

The inaugural A350-100 flight was between AbuDhabi and Paris CDG.

Photos have appeared on French social media.

They show a three-class interior: business, Economy Space and economy class.

There are 44 Recaro business class seats configured 1-2-1.

There are 44 Economy Espace seats (surely this cabin will eventually become premium economy) and 282 in economy class.

Regular Economy is configured 3-3-3. It’s unclear what the configuration is for Economy Space.

[GrahamC]

Economy Space is also 3-3-3 with an extra 10cm of legroom.

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AMcWhirter

[AMcWhirter]

3-3-3 won’t be good for premium economy (unless the middle seat of three is unsold).

[BackOfThePlane]

I’m not really sure what the point of this is…

[Mark Caswell]

Here is our report:

Etihad’s A350-1000 finally enters service

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DavidSmith2

[AMcWhirter]

[quote quote=1208143]I’m not really sure what the point of this is…[/quote]

Heathrow lost out to Paris CDG.

As I noted above Etihad’s inaugural flight operated into Paris CDG. Heathrow is not expected to see this aircraft until later this year.

Etihad’s A350-1000 will be its flagship at the present time.

It is retiring its B777-300ERs and its small fleet of A380s remains grounded.

[TominScotland]

Sounds more like KLM’s Economy Comfort rather than PE unless the service is upgraded.

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AMcWhirter

[EU_Flyer]

[quote quote=1208350]Sounds more like KLM’s Economy Comfort rather than PE unless the service is upgraded.[/quote]

Indeed. I understand that it’s only the extra legroom. It’s free for Etihad Guest Platinum members and 50% for Gold. Otherwise it can be purchased at booking all the way to check in.

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