Overseas Aviation

AmaraseA350, Many thanks for sharing ! It looks awasome ! Finnair seems to be consistantly operating OH-LWB (MSN19) to Helsinki-Bangkok while her elder sister OH-LWA (MSN18) operating Helsinki-Shanghai route.

What time did you take these pictures? and how many times per week Finnair does operate the Bangkok route?

Hi everyone. Here are the photos of the gorgeous A350XWB on its first day of revenue service at Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi. I post here on behalf Banuthev's invitation.

In the making: the first TAM Airlines A350 XWB

First engine run msn23 F-WZFR 22/12/2015

Yes looking forward to see her after paint work. ET's A359 (MSN40/F-WZGM) was seen next to S15 hangar at TLS yesterday after it's been towed from the FAL on the 22-Dec. Do you think it's worth airline like ET, QR were ordered A359s when they already have new B787 & B773s.

TAM's first A359 (PR-XTA/MSN24) was ferried to GRU from CNF on the 19-Dec as JJ9550.

TAM were ordered A359s to replace their ageing A332 fleet. Few weeks before the arrival of first A359, TAM had removed one of their A332 (PT-MVA/MSN232) from the revenue service. PT-MVA must be undergoing the final checks in GRU hangar before it's been send for scrap.

Most likely TAM's A359s will be placed on the European and US routes. Notsure of the destinations would be served by their B773s which are only less than 7 yrs old if iam not mistaken.

Do you have any pic of 3r A359 for TAM. It's MSN35 and she is out of the FAL I think.

Its in Brazil. Belo Horizonte is popular in football, they hosted a lot matches in the lasted world cup including the Brazil-Germany semi final

Why don't we wait till the finished painting

F-WZFV (PR-XTB/MSN27) was towed to the re-work hangar (C63) on the 12-Nov. Since then it's not been visible out of the hangar. I think PR-XTC/MSN35 is being painted in TLS. Any idea about the test rego of MSN35?

Agree I just loved the A350 in SQ livery. But i am not a big fan of ET livery

MSN31 (SQ3)


MSN40 (ET1)

A350XWB Production list

PR-XTB

Uploaded on November 14, 2015

Really appreciate that! PR-XTA will be in service from Jan 2016 not sure about the exact date but it will fly between Sao Paulo and Manaus for training and crew familiarisation. After it will be used for Sao Paulo-Miami in March 2016 and then Sao Paulo-Madrid in April 2016. Do they really need two months to get familiarise with A350?
Do you have any latest picture of MSN27/35 PR-XTB/C which is in FAL (Final Assembly Line) at TLS?

MSN 024 - PR-XTA - TAM Linhas Aéreas (Currently Active)
MSN 027 - PR-XTB - TAM Linhas Aéreas (On Order,Final Assembly Line in TLS)
MSN 035 - PR-XTC - TAM Linhas Aéreas (On Order,Final Assembly Line in TLS)

MSN 045 - PR-XTD - LATAM Airlines (On Order,Final Assembly Line in TLS)
MSN 048 - PR-XTE - LATAM Airlines (On Order,parts arriving)
MSN 064 - PR-XTF - LATAM Airlines (On Order)
MSN 079 - PR-XTG - LATAM Airlines (On Order)

*LATAM is the new brand resulting from the joining of two South American airlines, LAN, TAM and their respective subsidiaries. In August 2015 it was announced that the two airlines would fully rebrand as LATAM, with one livery to be applied on all aircraft by 2018.

LATAM Airlines Group, made up of LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines, has taken delivery of its first A350 XWB in Toulouse, France. In doing so, TAM will become the first airline in the Americas to operate the all-new airliner and the fourth worldwide. TAM’s aircraft is configured in a premium two-class layout, with 348 seats, comprising of 30 Premium Business Class and 318 Economy. LATAM has ordered a total of 27 A350 XWB aircraft for the Group.
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Thanks for sharing the photo with us dilushasg-bdavi, I think the A350XWB Looks good for most of the liveries.

nice pic! Thanks for sharing!
Where is this airport? Never heard of Belo Horizonte.
Does anybody know the Msn of TAM's A350s?