Cathay Interested in Bigger Airbus A350 for Miami Non-Stop
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Cathay Pacific launches first Airbus A350-900 aircraft on Monday.
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Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said it’s talking with Airbus Group SE about the planemaker’s proposal for a bigger version of the newest A350 wide-body, a model which needs to attract a strong set of initial customers to get the go ahead.
Cathay, which already has 48 A350s on order, is keen on a so-called stretched variant that would allow it serve destinations such as Miami nonstop from its base in Hong Kong, Chief Executive Officer Ivan Chu said in an interview.