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AEROFLOT UNVEILS A350

Russian flag carrier Aeroflot’s first A350 has arrived. The aircraft features a brand-new business class seat designed by Collins Aerospace, offering a fully-flat bed, 21-inch IFE screen and full-height sliding privacy door.

The 28 seats are in a 1-2-1 layout. The aircraft also has a 24-seat premium economy cabin in a 2-2-2 configuration, and 264 economy seats configured 3-3-3.

Aeroflot has 22 of the A350-900 variant on order, and plans to take delivery of half of them this year. The first routes are set to be London, Miami, New York, Dubai, Delhi and Beijing, as well as Osaka and Singapore when they launch.

4 new European hotels

KIMPTON VIVIDORA BARCELONA: IHG’s Kimpton brand has begun welcoming guests to its first Spanish property. Located in the Gothic Quarter, the 166-room hotel offers yoga mats, free bike hire and an evening “social hour” when free drinks are served. Rooftop pool and bar Terraza de Vivi has views over the city, and there’s also an all-day café.

Opening in May in the Danish capital, a neo-baroque former Central Post Office