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Vietnam Airlines now uses Airbus A350 on flights to Japan
  • | VOV | March 28, 2017 11:00 AM
Vietnam Airlines carried out its maiden flight to Japan with Europe's new-generation A350-900 for the first time on March 26, as it targets fuel savings and better passenger comfort.

The lightweight carbon-fibre plane landed the debut flight at 2:48pm (local time) at the Haneda Airport, with the pilot reporting that it had performed smoothly.

The Airbus A350-900 is the most popular of the three A350 variants, carrying 325 passengers with a range of 15,000 kilometres. The appeal for airlines is cost effectiveness.

They're workhorses, with durable airframes and low maintenance costs.

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