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Taking delivery – how Cathay Pacific accepts into service a brand new airliner

written by australianaviation.com.au | May 27, 2018

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More often than not, the acceptance test flight confirms everything is in working order ahead of the formal handover and transfer of funds. (Dave Soderstrom)

Captain David Lohse knows what it is like to take an aircraft to the edge of its operating limits.

That’s because as head of flight technical services for Cathay Pacific, it is his and his team of test pilots and flight test engineers’ job to ensure all of the Hong Kong-based airline’s aircraft – from the A350-900 that rolls off the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse to the Boeing 777‑300ER workhorse already in the fleet – meet and continue to meet specified performance guidelines.

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Comment (1)

  • Cxfan

    says:

    Some of the photos used show the old CX livery.

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