China Airlines expecting delivery of 4 A350 XWBs in 2016

China Airlines, which was scheduled to take delivery of its first Airbus A350 XWB in July, has been informed by the manufacturer that its first aircraft delivery should take place in Q3 2016. According to China Airlines, Airbus expects to progressively deliver 4 A350s, 1 in Q3 and 3 aircraft in Q4 of this year. The first A350 XWB for China Airlines has rolled out from the cabin furnishing & engine installation at the Airbus final-assembly line, and is ready to proceed to further ground testing. The initial test flight of China Airlines‘ first A350 will take place in early September. China Airlines ordered 14 A350s in Dec 2007, plus 6 options. The carrier’s chairman and CE Hang Hung Sun said in July 2015 that China airlines would take delivery of “6 more A350s in 2017, and 4 more in 2018.” <br/>