Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a purchase agreement for 31 A350s (18 A350-900s and 13 A350-1000s), plus options for a further 25 aircraft. This is JAL’s first ever order for Airbus aircraft and the first ever direct Airbus incursion into the Japanese big two, the JAS order being pre-JAL merger. JAL and Airbus aim for a delivery window starting from 2019. This is a great order but we have to ask: Has JAL gone for the wrong aircraft with the A350-1000? I have been a supporter of the A350-1000 make no mistake there but you cannot argue with the fact

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