Russian carrier Aeroflot has taken delivery of the first of 22 on-order Airbus A350-900s, which will be used to replace its A330 fleet. In all, the airline will receive 10 of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered twinjets this year, with deliveries completed by 2023. In addition to the first aircraft - registered VQ-BFY, and named after Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky - a further four A350s for Aeroflot are in various stages of assembly at the airfram-er's facility in Toulouse.
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