I-Cathay Pacific Airways ibe yeyesibini inqwelomoya ukusebenzisa i-A350-1000, eyona nqwelo-moya intsha kuluhlu olude olubanzi. Inkampani yeenqwelomoya ithathe ukuhanjiswa kwenqwelomoya kumsitho okhethekileyo eToulouse, eFransi.
Inqwelo-moya yeyokuqala kwi-20 ye-A350-1000 eyalelwe yi-Cathay Pacific kwaye iya kujoyina i-carrier ye-carrier ye-aircraft ekhulayo ye-A350 XWB, esele iquka i-22 A350-900s. Zombini iinqwelomoya ziyancedisana kwaye zibonelela ngokuqheleka okuphezulu kunye nokusebenza okungafaniyo, ngelixa zinika abakhweli awona manqanaba aphezulu okuthuthuzela kuzo zonke iiklasi. Abahambi baya kuxhamla kwintlalontle ngokupheleleyo kwikhabhinethi, enendawo eyongezelelekileyo yobuqu, ukuphakama kwekhabhinethi ephuculweyo, umoya omtsha ngakumbi, ubushushu obulawulwayo kunye nomswakama, unxibelelwano oludibeneyo kunye nesizukulwana samva nje senkqubo yokuzonwabisa kwinqwelomoya.
Ngobuchule bayo bexesha elide lokwenyani, i-A350-1000 iya kuba yinxalenye ebalulekileyo yeCathay Pacific yohambo olude. Inqwelo-moya iza kubekwa kwindlela entsha engamisiyo yenqwelo moya esuka eHong-Kong isiya eWashington DC, imele olona hambo lude kakhulu – malunga neeyure ezili-17 – oluqhutywa yiyo nayiphi na inqwelo moya ephuma eHong Kong.
UPaul Loo, uMthengi oyiNtloko weCathay Pacific kunye neGosa lezoRhwebo, uthi: "Sele sinenye yezona nqwelo zincinci zihamba ixesha elide esibhakabhakeni, kwaye ngokufika kwe-A350-1000, iinqanawa zethu ziza kuba zincinci. Inqwelo-moya ilandela ukungena ngempumelelo kokwahluka kwe-A350-900 okusenze ukuba sandise uthungelwano lwethu oluhamba ixesha elide ngesantya esingazange sabonwa ngaphambili. I-A350-1000 inoluhlu olumangalisayo, yonga amafutha kwaye izolile, ibonelela abathengi ngendawo engenakuthelekiswa nanto kwaye inoqoqosho olusebenzayo olunomtsalane.
U-Eric Schulz, iGosa eliyiNtloko lezoRhwebo lwe-Airbus, uthi: “Siyazingca ngokuzisa i-A350-1000 kumthengi wethu wexesha elide eCathay Pacific. Ukuzisa iinzuzo ezinkulu kumafutha kunye nokusebenza kakuhle kweendleko kunye nokuthuthuzela umkhweli ongenakuthelekiswa nanto, i-A350-1000 liqonga eligqibeleleyo leCathay Pacific ukwandisa umthamo kwezinye iindlela zayo ezinde. Ukudityaniswa kweyona nqwelo-moya intsha ehlabathini kunye nenkonzo yenqwelo-moya edumileyo yaseCathay Pacific kuya kuqinisekisa ukuba inqwelo-moya inokomeleza ngakumbi isikhundla sayo njengenye yezothutho zihamba phambili ehlabathini.”
I-A350-1000 lilungu lamva nje le-Airbus ekhokelayo kwintsapho ebanzi, ebonisa inqanaba eliphezulu le-commonality kunye ne-A350-900 kunye ne-95% yeenkqubo eziqhelekileyo zamanani amanani kunye noHlobo olufanayo. Kanye nokuba ne-fuselage ende yokuhlalisa i-40% yendawo enkulu yeprimiyamu (xa kuthelekiswa ne-A350-900), i-A350-1000 ikwabonisa iphiko eliguquliweyo lokulandela umphetho, iigiya zokumisa ezingundoqo ezinamavili amathandathu kunye neRoll-Royce Trent enamandla ngakumbi. XWB-97 iinjini. Kunye ne-A350-900, i-A350-1000 ibumba ikamva lokuhamba ngomoya ngokunika amanqanaba angazange abonwe okusebenza kakuhle kunye nentuthuzelo engenakuthelekiswa nanto kwikhabhinethi yayo 'ye-Airspace'. Ngomthamo wayo owongezelelweyo i-A350-1000 ilungelelaniswe ngokugqibeleleyo kwezinye iindlela ezixakekileyo zohambo olude. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku abathengi be-11 abavela kumazwekazi amahlanu baye ba-odola inani elipheleleyo le-168 A350-1000s.
