14 June 2019: Japan Airlines (JAL) has received its first A350 XWB. The delivery was taken at the Airbus Headquarters in Toulouse, France. The A350-900 is the first aircraft made by Airbus for JAL. The milestone event was attended by Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer and JAL Representative Director and Chairman Yoshiharu Ueki.
JAL has ordered a total of 31 A350 XWB aircraft, including 18 A350-900s and 13 A350-1000s. Initially, JAL will operate the A350-900 on high-frequency domestic routes, while the larger A350-1000 will fly on the airline's long haul international network. The first aircraft will enter service on the JAL's Haneda - Fukuoka route at the beginning of September.
JAL's A350-900 has a premium three-class layout. The first class has 12 seats, Class J has 94 seats and Comfort Economy has 263 seats.