Cathay Pacific's brand-new, state-of-the-art Airbus A350 aircraft made its much-anticipated long-haul debut, when it was deployed on the airline's service from Hong Kong to Düsseldorf on 1st September; an A350 service to London's Gatwick Airport was inaugurated on the following day. The technologically-advanced A350 is being gradually introduced to Cathay Pacific's global network on flights to Auckland, Rome and Paris.