The Future of Etihad - A350-1000 Inaugural Flight
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I flew on Etihad Airways new A350-1000 inaugural flight from Abu Dhabi to Paris on 31 March 2022. The Etihad A350-1000 has 44 Business Class suites and 327 economy class seats. A total of 5 A350-1000 will be entering service with Etihad this year.
There are the usual celebrations at the gate before takeoff, aviation enthusiasts and media were busy taking photos and videos of the new plane. The pilot gave the flight briefing and showed the latest touch screen technology on the A350-1000 cockpit display. Enjoy the views from the cockpit during takeoff.
After takeoff, I explored the Economy Class cabin. The first 5 rows in Economy have extra space as Economy Space. There are tablet holders and a bluetooth enabled headset connection. I checked out all the seat functions in the new Etihad Business Class suite. It has a sliding door to enhance privacy.
During the flight, I interviewed Etihad Aviation Group CEO Tony Douglas about the A350 operation and the future of the Etihad A380. The new Etihad A350-1000 will be deployed to Mumbai, Delhi, Jeddah, Cairo and Istanbul before entering long haul service to New York and Chicago in July.
I give my verdict and recommendation on the Etihad A350 at the end of the video.
Full Trip Report on my blog: samchui.com/20...
The current Etihad livery is probably my favorite one it's such a beautiful design very lavish and it suits perfectly with various aircraft designs...
I love ita livery
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I agree. It just whispers “luxury” like no other livery in the sky
Count me in.. ❤️👍
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This plane is really a beauty. My mom actually sells the A350’s Nose Landing Gear (NLG). She works for a company called Liebherr!
That's cool 😎
Thanks for sharing! I know Liebherr from many trade shows!
Nice
My refrigerator is a liebherr 😂😂
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Stunning airplane the A350-1000, fantastic video Sam!
I love your videos
@@manitw.4998 Thanks
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Been a viewer for years now never a dull moment, Great to see how you have improved and how the times have changed. Don't stop what your doing, love your vids always.
Thank you, comment like this keeps me going further!
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Sam's videos and content are the best!
@@SamChui I love your videos
@@SamChui Request: Emirates A380 from MCO to DXB, then a 777 to BKK if possible
I used etihad many times before the last time I flew with etihad was with their 787-9 from Abu Dhabi to Kuala lumpur amazing flight
Can't wait to fly it in the future
Yeh I’m hopefully going on the same plane in 2 weeks
I will fly with etihad from Frankfurt to Kuala Lumpur, i am Reality excited
Amazing video! Hope to experience it myself someday!
widih Leornado Edwin ❤
The A350 is such a magnificent airplane! Definitely my favorite 👍🏼👍🏼
So quiet those Airbus.
The Airbus A350 is such an amazing aircraft.
Great video as always.
Keep it up.
The most beautiful plane 😍
U mean 777X 😁
@sauron269 that's also beautiful bro...
concorde?
@Blue_09 fighter jets comes to my mind when I thinks of concorde
A330 king of butter
Loved the interview with Tony Douglas! You can really tell he has a heart for aviation too since wants to bring back the a380 whenever there is an opportunity
he is refreshingly honest, no sugar coated business speak
The A350 has become one of my favorite aircraft over the last couple of years and I’m very happy to see that Etihad has also added this beauty to its fleet. Pity they don’t intend to fly it to Europe, but understandable. 36.000ft cruising altitude seems rather low for the A350 by the way, often see them at or above 40.000ft. Anyway, thanks for another great trip report Sam!👍🏻
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Me too . I also like the A340-600
@@solygeorge1084 Love the A340-600 as well! Have been lucky enough to fly a couple of times with it on Lufthansa.
I love the a350 because of its design it's black mask and it's engines. Truly loved it!! My favorite is a350-1000 and the Boeing 777-300ER. Loved them both
3:36 That “brrrriefing” he said was so clean bro.
FAB video my friend! Inaugural flights are always THE BEST me and all my fellow Avgeeks! Cheers 🥂 to the new Etihad 🇦🇪 and the A350-1000! 😊
Your pal! I hope to fly her someday!
Caleb’s Aviation
The A350-1000 looks so gorgeous
Beautiful video,
I met one of Etihad’s fight attendants in Thailand as she was on her layover and we were speaking about Sam because I follow this page and watch all sams videos, unfortunately she’s told me that Sam can be rude to the flight attendants and they get really uncomfortable with that. Sam I love your videos my friend but please keep the respect levels to all flight attendants equally, other than that keep doing you, very proud.
Love from Sydney Australia
Really
Source Trust me bro
I love the colour scheme of Etihad. A350 is beautiful. Love it.👍😊🛫✈️
A350 is the most beautiful plane
I’m heading to Dublin soon, If I’m flying Etihad, this will be my plane!
sam chui Is such a great motivation for me on my UA-cam channel. I am glad I was inspired by this man 🥺❤️
I really enjoyed this video. As an A350 lover, the A350-1000 *(aka A35K)* is my favorite A350 model, it has almost the same length as the 777-300ER (B77W/B773), and it is also fuel-efficient like the Triple 7 too!! 😇
I’m also an A350 lover! What a magnificent beast it is
The A350-1000 Is just as long as the B777-300ER ( both are 74m long ) And it Is far more efficient.
Welcome to the club.
The B777-300ER still is powerful with 115,300 lbf GE90s and even the B777X
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Etihad used to praise the A380 so much now to them it's a gas guzzler and the A 350 is now God's gift to aviation " until the paint starts to peel "
And the A380 is back in service now!
Nice one Sam, The A350 is so beautiful in the Etihad livery!! Great video
fantastic report, as usual I'd say, thank you Sam!
The engine sound at takeoff was so amazing... Loved the video
Travel Is back!! Everything’s becoming a bit more normal
Mr Sam Chui would make an excellent actor in Hollywood . Hawaii 5-0 ... Magnum P.I.
The Super Diamond seats are, in my opinion, the most practical and comfortable business class seats. I'm happy to see Etihad got rid of the business class seats they had. I only flew one flight with Etihad (Abu Dahabi to Zurich) on a 787 and HATED the seat so much that I've never booked a flight with Etihad since.
The present one not good?
@@franklinloo2160 The Super Diamond seat Etihad is switching to now, is very good. It can be found on many other airlines. The former seat looked pretty, but was very impractical and uncomfortable. I flew on an Etihad 787-9 from Abu Dhabi to Zurich in 2019 on an overnight flight. The seat had no leg rest, only a recline feature. So, the only two options were to either be fully flat (for which the seat was very narrow in the foot well) or to sit upright. It was the worst "sleep" I have ever gotten on a plane. I like to have my feet up a bit and be slightly reclined while watching TV, and I like to sleep on aircraft in a zero G position. The best sleep I ever got on a plane was in an Air Canada Super Diamond seat, also on a 787-9, from Toronto to Dubai. I slept all the way from Newfoundland to Bulgaria.
Sam, just rewatching this and only now just appreciate that truly beautiful engine footage there on approach to Paris. It is beautiful with the rain on approach.
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Have watched you couple yrs now Sam. I must say, your editing and different camera angles and views are spectacular, not to mention your commentary.
You are one of the few Aviation bloggers/ reporter that I respect.
Love your videos Sam. Absolutely loved this A350 - 1000. Please keep bringing us more amazing content just like this. Also can you please make a video on the Airbus Maveric, The flying V by KLM and Boeing blended wing aircraft.
Glad to see the new A350 cockpit screens are not laggy like the earlier versions.
i flew with al etihad once. it was a nice flight.
incredible! can't wait to fly Etihad - A350-1000 one day!
my favorite is 747-8 and it is big and strong same as same And the business class from Etihad A350-1000 is like nearly close to British Airways A350-1000 club suite and also 777-300er and 787-10 as well
to be fair my friend from Prague Czech he loved Aviation and even I do,To my story shared with sam Hanoi And Ho Chi Minh in vietnam where i started My Aviation when i have a first flight vietnam airlines with boeing 777-200er when i was a youngster and has been retired so sad and i liked to say to thank you to SAM who shared with us loved you sam
Thank you. When I started, it was B747, DC-10, A300 etc. B777 and A340 were brand new!
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I flew on the Etihad a350 on the 6th morning coming back from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi after a wonderful vacation what a beautiful aircraft it was
الله يرفع عنا الكرونا و البلاء و يبعد عننا الظلم و يفتح علينا و يرزقنا ما نتمنى.
Hi Sam great review! I was in Abu Dhabi when they launched the flight. I flew there from Zurich with a 787-9 in business class and they have really improved since the last time I flew with them!!!
You are super cool!!! Keep it up :)
wonderful experience dear Sam, thank you so much for sharing here with us all... love always
hello. I didn't like etihat, I flew them from Abu Dhabi to Moscow. the board is small and the attitude of the staff was not very good
@7:55 how about Toronto (YYZ) ? You forgot Canada 🇨🇦 mate !
One of the more attractive liveries in the skies today.
Sam, I know you wanted that galley to be smaller than the 787. I did too. lol. But, unfortunately, there is little good news for Boing in this video. The A350-1000 holds 372 people at 9 across in economy, and from the video, even those seats look really comfortable. Boing 777x will hold more, but at 10 across, so it seems. Will not be fun. Of course, between now and the time Boing 777x gets flying commercial, if ever, things will change. What hasn't changed is that airlines are buying more A350s than 777x.
Great video, again. Thanks!
Happy to see you make a video with my fav. Passenger aircraft, A350
Great work!
Abu Dhabi has the coolest ATC tower!!! And I anticipate the new terminal will be tops too!
Cheers
Doc
those cockpit camera shots are very impressive.
great video!
That touch response on the screen is better than the A350-900
Flashback years ago when Sam also went to Paris on the residence on the a380, but the time is shorter.
Thanks for remembering that, it was summer of 2017. Never thought the A380 is out so quickly.
Can always count on Sam for a new vid. every Saturday. Thanks!!!
Pilot & airhostess profession one of the greatest profession. Bcz It gives travelling free to the whole world fly in the sky. Luxury hotel to stay five star hotel food. House car Ac clothes high range of salary provide medical services everything u get from this job. U can enjoy ur life from this job without any hesitation.
I trust the A350 is a Great product as the cabin width is just nice for a 9 abreast sitting comfort. The 787 is a tight squeeze for 9 abreast but 8 would be better. As for 777X, 10 abreast is a squeeze, 9 would be losing money for the airline. Therefore A350 is a winner.
can't wait to fly this later this year!!
The pilot has a Casio Edifice. I love it! No pretense, just a simple, functional watch on wrist...
Been waiting for this!
The business class layout is quite quirky... i'd still use that though :). As for the economy class, it's fantastic for travelling cheaply but in some style and comfort 👌🏻
Another Brilliant video Sam
What a life
You lucky Boy
Thank You Sam for sharing this!! Excited and energised. Looking forward
Glad to see, Etihad chose the best airliner bar none for their fleet. It will help with their financial problems. Good to see them back.
Erm No, they have the A350 as they troed to CANCEL their entire order a few years ago and were stuck with five A350's. They didnt 'choose them' as such, but were stuck with them as they really wanted just 787's
Finally a plane that connects Bluetooth headphones! 😱
Perplexing comments from the Etihad CEO about the A380's performance and future. With good loading A380 is more fuel efficient. And what head of a company would announce flippantly that they will mothball all their A380s indefinably, an aircraft worth upwards of half a billion dollars each!! He's worried about fuel costs but not the massive capital investment he's delegating to collecting dust in storage and not revenue earning.
I love Etihad...I wish this airline the best
에티하드 350 정말 멋진 리버리!
Sam, As Always Thank-You for bringing us along the Journey of a New Inagural Flight!! It was Excellent - Cap tioning the Highlights from the Cockpit and grabbing interviews from Nicky @ ThePoints Guy UK and our own Australian David Flynn from Executive Traveller!!
The third person in the cockpit should have been wearing a tie. IMO.
Sam your so much fun to watch!
The A350 is one beautiful aircraft!
Awesome video of this new aircraft.
Keep up the great work Sam!!!🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
PERFECT LANDING 10/10
Sam, you are a class act. I really like your humility.
Hi Sam. Nice to see your review of Etihad A350-1000. I am really happy that they bring new aircraft type into service with several spectacular features, especillay with Economy Class. However, I am disappointed because of 2 eeasons.
1. There is no first on A350. I wish they can have 4 suites. Even though not a seperate cabin as 787 or a380, it should be at least similar to Jetblue.
2. The new business class seat is good but I expect more. I wish they can install some kinds of seat which are similar to ANA the room, QR Qsuites or Jal Skysuite. The new seat of Etihad is just marginally better than BA.
Otherwise, Etihad team always create masterpiece in the air.
I used to fly with Etihad for about 6/7 years. Can not fault anything about them. Then all of a sudden they stopped taking inter net bookings on their web site. You had to book via telephone to one of their agents who added on £150 to the price advertised on the Etihad web site. So I had to start to use another airline. Pity though, I liked Etihad a lot.
It should work online 🤔 It does work for me.
@@r.l.3574 Well IT DID NOT work for me AT THAT TIME. Too late now. I fly with EMIRATES and have done for the past 5 years. Etihad have out priced them selves and their flight schedule is no good for me anyway.
Congratulations for the channel Brazil
I can see a great future of Etihad’s A350-1000s.
I was waiting so long to see inside Etihad a350. And finally!! Thanks Mr. Chui for this amazing video
I’m still yet to travel on an a350 but the etihad livery looks beautiful on the a350 and I had the chance to fly on etihads a380 in the past which was one if not the best experience I’ve ever had and I except nothing less from etihads a350 great video
First time I 'stopped' at your channel, I found it is very informative...., and I straight away subscribe it. Keep it up, Sam.
again fantastic video, Sam! at 13:07 you fly over my hometown Bad Nauheim (Germany). Only 35 000 residents but shown on your screen. Amazing. Bad Nauheim is the city where Elvis Presley lived during his army time.
1:15 these headrests are a game changer.
Appreciate the honesty, Sam!
I saw the Etihad A350 at Mumbai and it was my first time seeing an A350 in my own eyes . The 350 looks nice
Pilot: This is the new touchscreen function.
Sam: Oh it's touchscreen.
Pilot: Yeah
Sam: That's new.
Pilot: ....
Sometimes I wonder why even bother pretending to be excited.
Sam I would really like your opinion on the freighter version of this plane.
That Captain Ahmad Rashdy was my former school & dorm mate for 5 years in a boarding school in Kedah called “Jenan”! Bravo Jie Syid!👍
Nowadays lot of jet planes tried to be eco-friendly and fuel efficient as it can be. There's a lot of engineering works to enhance the latest rolls Royce engine. Hopefully later, future planes can fly with cooking oil! As it was experimented on A380 at 3 hours flight
They flew the greenliner into Manchester yesterday morning 🌄 ✈️
André Cossette, captain, is from… Québec (bonjour ! ) and working for Etihad! That’s so cool! Fantastic images from the cockpit, mate!
"a380 burns more fuel"
-"MORE?"
"a350 has a touchscreen, it is new"
-"oh it has a touchscreen! This is new!?"
What are you trying to say?
@@iqbalbaig5602 He is trying to say that Sam sounds condescending.
Woaahh the video is still fresh. Proud to be one of the early people to see it.
This generation aeroplane are for you mr.sam for us even haven't seen planes it's all about life .enjoy man these are yours dayss
I am a nervous flyer. I watch all your videos to see how calm you are and how you enjoy the flights. Gives me a lot of courage.
I’m super happy to fly on A350-1000 from Abu Dhabi to Heathrow ❤ such a memorable trip (it was my first international flight) so I miss it 😢
Fantastic video sam
Airbus A350-1000 XWB was one of my favorite Airbus aircraft this a350 very very beautiful
You were pretty critical of a nice new plane like that, Sam. Especially after a free ride! Support to Etihad on the new A350-1000. Looking forward to a business ride on it soon.
Being a viewer for 2 years, your video make my day and everyone, keep it up Mr. Sam
I got lucky and managed to experience the A380 from Abu Dhabi to London. It wasn’t supposed to be the plane initially when booking so was an amazing surprise when at the gate.
Awesome job sa,m.
Sam I had the pleasure of flying on the A350-1000 today from Chicago to Abu Dabhi. It was an awesome 12hrs 46mins.
We are so privileged as viewers to see this sort of content
Etihad is my favorit airline.
so many times I flew from Brussels to Islamabad via Aboudhabi. in begining was A330 and now A350
What do you mean TV.
Back of every seat has screen for entertainement. Depend what kind of aircraft.
Have a nice and safe journey to Turkey