On July 14th Lufthansa unveiled its first Airbus A350-1000, the largest twin-engine aircraft ever to join the airline's fleet. The aircraft is notable not only because it introduces a new flagship widebody, but also because it represents the 700th Airbus aircraft delivered to the Lufthansa Group.
Qantas cut 162 seats from its A350 to fit a fuel tank that reaches London nonstop. Here is why the airline thinks passengers will pay 20% more for it.
Airbus is evaluating stretched variants of the A220 regional jet and A350 widebody, though it’s still undisclosed when it could decide whether to launch both aircraft. Rolls-Royce is also anticipating the finalisation of the design for the stretched A350 within a year. A stretched A220 AirAsia is expected to be one of the first customers […]
Travel Radar•Jinnie Ye29 Jul
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has taken delivery of its third Airbus A350-1000 as the carrier continues building out its…
AeroTime•Jean Carmela Lim29 JulAirbus has completed the longest point-to-point flight ever undertaken by an A350-1000ULR flight-test aircraft, flying non-stop from Toulouse to Melbourne before returning to France as part of development testing for Qantas’ Project Sunrise programme. The campaign began on July 23, when test aircraft MSN707 departed Toulouse for Melbourne. Five days later, the aircraft flew back […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm29 JulOn 23rd July the first A350-1000ULR flight test aircraft MSN707 embarked on its longest point-to-point flight from Toulouse direct to Melbourne, Australia. Then a few days later it flew all the way back with two Qantas guest pilots on board, landing in Toulouse on the morning of July 28th. To find out more about this […] The post Extending the horizon: Inside the A350-1000ULR’s longest development flight first appeared on PLANEtalking .
Why Delta Air Lines uses a lower-capacity Airbus A350 on its longest Atlanta–Johannesburg flight—and why fewer seats matter.
Airbus has successfully completed the longest development flight ever performed by an A350-1000ULR, as part of the flight-test programme for Qantas’ Project Sunrise, which will introduce non-stop services from Australia to Europe and North America from 2027. The specially instrumented test aircraft, MSN707, flew from Toulouse to Melbourne on 23 July before returning a few […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban28 Jul
Airbus just completed a world record flight, operating from Melbourne to Toulouse non-stop. The flight covered 23,075.92 km in 24 hours, 24 minutes.
Flightradar24 Blog•Ian Petchenik28 JulQANTAS Airways made this announcement on July 24, 2026 (now updated): The Airbus A350-1000ULR set to conquer the final frontier of long-haul travel will land on Australian soil for the first time on July 24, as the flight test campaign for Project Sunrise reaches a major milestone. The first A350-1000ULR to take to the skies touched down in Melbourne on Friday […]
World Airline News•Bruce Drum28 Jul
Test aircraft flew nonstop from Melbourne to Toulouse ahead of Project Sunrise deliveries
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier28 Jul
Airbus has completed a 24-hour long-endurance test flight of Qantas’ upcoming A350-1000ULR aircraft after landing back in Toulouse…
AeroTime•Ian Molyneaux28 Jul
The latest updates on the Airbus' next flagship jet.
Qantas will use the ultra-long-range type to connect the east coast of Australia with London, New York, and other far-off destinations.
AirlineGeeks•Zach Vasile27 JulAviationNews – A specially equipped Airbus A350-1000ULR test aircraft has landed on Australian soil for the first time. The long-haul prototype touched down in Melbourne...
Airbus' new ultra-long-range widebody continues to stretch its legs.
Safran Landing Systems and Lufthansa Technik have signed a 10-year Support and Services Agreement (SSA) for Airbus A320 family, A330, A340 and A350 landing gear and hydraulic equipment. This long-term […]
The 787 and A350 are both composite widebodies. Here are the five engineering decisions that explain how they differ.
Lufthansa is in the process of rolling out its much anticipated new Allegris business class cabins, and so far, they’re installed on select Airbus A350-900s and Boeing 787-9s, consistently available on some long haul routes.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig26 Jul
Learn why Airbus A350 pilots still hand-fly, how autopilot works, and why AF447 changed modern airline training forever.