Airbus says it has begun the final assembly of Singapore Airline’s (SIA) first Airbus A350-900 at its Toulouse manufacturing facility.

The airframer issued an image of the aircraft in the initial fuselage section joining phase.

Subsequent assembly stations will see the aircraft's wings joined, the start of cabin installation, and the first power-on, adds Airbus.

SIA's first A350 on final assembly line

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The first of 70 A350s ordered by SIA, the aircraft is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2016.

Flightglobal’s Ascend Fleets database shows that SIA has another 20 of the type on option.

Source: Cirium Dashboard