20 December 2025
Philippine Airlines (PAL) newly acquired plane landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport at exactly 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, making the Philippine flag carrier the first airline in Southeast Asia to operate Airbus’ newest-generation wide-body aircraft, the A350-1000.
The arrival followed a formal delivery ceremony in Toulouse, France, led by PAL Holdings Inc. President Lucio Tan III, alongside senior executives including Board Adviser Kyle Tan, PAL President Richard Nuttall, and EVP and COO Carlos Luis Fernandez.
The aircraft is the first of nine A350-1000s ordered in 2023 as part of PAL’s long-term fleet expansion. Airbus, notably, has been PAL’s partner for more than four decades.
Designed primarily for PAL’s transpacific routes, the aircraft features a spacious tri-class cabin for up to 382 passengers: 42 in Business Class, 24 in Premium Economy, and 316 in Economy, powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines—each delivering up to 97,000 pounds of thrust It cuts fuel burn and carbon emissions by up to 25 percent versus older-generation aircraft and is certified to operate on sustainable aviation fuel.
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