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Airbus A350-900 · B-32AL · Air China

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Airbus A350-900

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RegistrationCNB-32AL
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Airbus A350-900 built in 2022 in Toulouse. Operates for Air China.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
ICAO type designatorA359
Engines2× 2 x RR Trent XWB-84
PropulsionJet
Seats312 (C32 · W24 · Y256)
First flight2022
Built inToulouse, Francia
Country of registrationChina / Taiwán
MSN504
Hex / ICAO 24-bit781e02
VerificationExistence documented by a freely licensed photograph by N509FZ showing this registration on a A359

The model · Airbus A350 XWB

Figures for the A350-900 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 64% the length of a football pitch

Length66.8 m219 ft
Wingspan64.8 m212 ft
Height17.1 m56 ft
Range15,742 km8,500 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85
Service ceiling13,137 m43,100 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)
Maximum take-off weight283,000 kg623,907 lb
Maximum payload140,600 kg309,970 lbIts 315 passengers with baggage would weigh about 31.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity315 passengersUp to 440 in a high-density layout
Endurance17 h 26 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 15,742 km range, from Beijing it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOGBogota14,916 kmPTYTocumen14,308 kmCUNCancún12,797 kmHAVHavana12,731 kmMIAMiami12,484 km
Beyond its rangeLIMLima16,618 km

The type first flew in 2013 (13 years ago) · About 700 units built · Still in production

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Seating layout

32Business
24Premium
256Economy

312 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2022–2026Air China network of its widebody aircraft
Base
PEKBeijing
Main destinations
PVGShanghai (Pudong)CTUChengdu (Shuangliu)CANGuangzhou (Huadu)FRAFrankfurt am MainNRTNaritaSHAShanghai (Minhang)TPETaoyuanHGHHangzhouISTIstanbulMUCMunichTAOQingdao (Jiaozhou)

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Aircraft chronology

2022
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.
Oct 20, 2022
Delivered to Air China
Delivered to Air China as B-32AL.

Operators

2022-10-20
Air China
Registration B-32AL

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