I-A350-1000ULR ye-Airbus, eyenzelwe i-Qantas, ihlole indiza yayo yokuqala ngoLwesibili, uJuni 2, eToulouse, eFrance, ehamba cishe amahora amane. Le ngenqola iyohlanganisa amahora angama-22 ngaphandle kokuma, ihlose ukweqa irekhodi lamanje lendiza ende kunazo zonke ye-Singapore Airlines ehamba amahora ayi-18 phakathi kwe-Singapore ne-New York. I-Qantas iyilethe izinhlangano eziyi-12 zalo mfanekiso ukuze ixhumanise i-Sydney ne-London ne-New York ngaphandle kokuma. Abagibeli, njengokusho kwe-Qantas, bazobona ukuphuma kwelanga kabili ngesikhathi sohambo.
Ukuhlola eToulouse kuqinisekisa ukusebenza kwenjini
Indiza yokuqala yokuhlola yenzeke ngoJuni 2 eToulouse, iphawula isinyathelo esibalulekile ku-Projekti Sunrise. Ingqola yasuka yafika eToulouse, ihamba umzamo omude cishe amahora amane. I-Qantas ihlela ukusebenzisa lezi ngenqola ezindizeni eziqondile phakathi kwe-Sydney ne-London, naphakathi kwe-Sydney ne-New York. Okwamanje, irekhodi lendiza engenakuphumula liyi-Singapore Airlines, elihamba amahora ayi-18 phakathi kwe-Singapore ne-New York. I-A350-1000ULR yakhelwe ukweqa lo mkhawulo ngobuningi.
Ithangi likaphethiloli elengeziwe likhulisa ubude bemboni
I-Qantas iyilethe i-A350-1000ULR ifakwe ithangi elingeziwe likaphethiloli elingamalitha angama-20 000. Lokhu kwengezwa, njengokusho kwe-Airbus, kukhuphula ibanga le-ndiza ngamakhilomitha angaphezu kuka-1 800. Inguqulo ye-ULR iwukuguqulwa kwe-A350-1000 evamile, eklanyelwe kuphela izindlela ezinobude obukhulu. Leli modeli lingakwazi ukuhamba amahora angama-22 ngaphandle kokuma, lehlula irekhodi lamanje le-Singapore Airlines.
Ikhabethe likahle nobuhle bendiza enkulu
Ngokusho kwe-Qantas, indiza ende kunazo zonke emhlabeni izothwala abagibeli abangafika kuma-238 kuphela, kancane kakhulu kunama-300 wenguqulo evamile. Ukuhlelwa kufaka izihlalo eziyi-6 ekilasini lokuqala, ezingu-52 ekilasini eliphezulu, ezingu-40 ekilasini eliphakeme nendawo yokulala, nezingu-140 ekilasini eliphansi. Bonke abahambi bayokwazi ukusebenzisa i-Wi-Fi ngesikhathi sendiza. Inkampani ithe isebenze nezingcweti zokulala ukuze ilungise ukukhanya nezikhathi zokudla, ngenhloso yokunciphisa imiphumela ye-jet lag. Ingqola izophinde ibe nendawo yokuphumula yokuzijwayeza, yokudla nokuziphilisa.
Ikilasi lokuqala nelikhethekile likahle
Ikilasi lokuqala le-A350-1000ULR linikeza igumbi elizimele elinesihlalo esihlehla, umbhede, i-TV engama-intshi angama-32, izindawo eziyisithupha zokugcina, ikhabethe lokuphatha izingubo nendawo yokusebenza nokudlela. Ekilasini eliphezulu, abagibeli bayothola isihlalo esibanzi esingamakhilomitha angu-2 esishintsha sibe umbhede, i-TV engama-intshi ayi-18, ishaja engenazintambo nendlela yokuvala ikhabethe. Ikilasi eliphakeme nendawo yokulala linikeze izisekeli zomlenze nekhanda, isikrini esingu-13.3 amatshuzi, negumbi elincane lomuntu siqu. Ikilasi eliphansi linikeza ukusekelwa kwekhanda, indawo eyengeziwe yomlenze, nesikrini esingu-13.3 amatshuzi.
Ukulethwa kuqale ngo-2027 ngemuva kokubambezeleka
Ukulethwa kwalezi zinhlangano kuhlangabezana nokubambezeleka okulandelanayo. Isikhathi sokuqala sokuqalisa umzila sasingu-2025, sabuye saqhubeka kuze kube ngu-2026, futhi manje ingqola yokuqala kufanele yamukelwe ngo-April 2027. I-Qantas iyilethe izinhlangano eziyi-12 zalo mfanekiso we-ULR nezinye ezingu-12 ze-A350-1000 evamile, ezindleleni ezimfushane kancane. I-Projekti Sunrise imele ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu kwenkampani yase-Australia. Kulindeleke ukuthi ingqola entsha inciphise isikhathi sonke sohambo ngamahora angafika kwane.