F-HTYA, the first of close to 40 Airbus A350-900 aircraft that will eventually be in the Air France fleet. We photographed this A359 on March 22, 2020 while plane spotting at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).
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F-HTYA
F-HTYA performed its first flight on August 27, 2019. The Airbus A350-941 was delivered to Air France on September 27, 2019. The A350 XWB is named Toulouse, the city in France where the manufacturers main operations are located.
This aircraft is configured for a maximum total of 324 passengers. There are 34 seats in business class, 24 more in premium economy and 266 economy class seats. This is the first of four Airbus A350-900 models already in the fleet with 34 more on the way.
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Airbus A350-900
The first flight on an Airbus A350-900 took place on June 14, 2013. The first was introduced with launch customer Qatar Airways on January 15, 2015. That airline is also the launch customer for the Airbus A350-900. Along with Qatar Airways, other major operators include Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific.
The A359 is 66.8 metres or 219 feet in length with a wingspan of 64.75 metres or 212 feet. At the tail, the aircraft stands 17.05 metres or 56 feet in height. The flight range is 15,000 kilometres. These numbers make the Airbus A350-900 larger than the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with a greater flight range.
Air France
Founded in 1933, Air France is headquartered on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport in Tremblay-en-France. In 2003, the French airline merged with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Air France has a main fleet of nearly 215 airliners flying to over 210 destinations around the world. The fleet is led by the Airbus A380-800. They are the largest operator of the Airbus A318-100 and are the launch customer of the Boeing 777-300ER.
Air France is a founding member of the SkyTeam Alliance. Other founding members include AeroMexico, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air. The alliance was founded in 2000, has 20 full members and is headquartered at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands.