Air Caraïbes (TX, Pointe à Pitre) has officially signed a firm contract with Airbus Industrie (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for three A350-1000s. The airline will also lease three new A350-900s from the International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). The aircraft will enter into service between 2016 and 2022. Air Caraïbes’ A350-1000s will seat 439 passengers in three classes, while the -900 will seat 387 passengers. The aircraft will be operated on the airline’s routes by subsidiary Air Caraïbes Atlantique (CAJ, Paris Orly) from Paris Orly to Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Marteen, Haïti, Santo Domingo and French Guyana which are currently served using five A330s.