KLM launches its first Airbus A350-900 passenger service from Amsterdam to Toronto, carrying travellers and cargo today.
Airbus A350-1000
Lufthansa plans to transfer up to eight Airbus A350-900s to TAP Air Portugal from 2030, expand its fleet to 117 aircraft by 2035 and strengthen its South American network through Lisbon and Porto.
Virgin Atlantic will introduce the Airbus A350-1000 on its daily London Heathrow–Johannesburg route from October 25, 2026, and add three weekly Boeing 787-9 services in December.
Lufthansa (LH) will launch its first Airbus A350-1000 passenger flight from Munich Airport (MUC) to Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) on December 3, 2026, following the aircraft’s expected arrival from Toulouse in mid-November.
Air Canada selects Airbus A350-1000 over Boeing 777X to modernize its long haul fleet with better efficiency and reliability.
Airbus weighs A350-2000 launch as Rolls-Royce develops UltraFan engines to challenge Boeing 777X in the 2030s.
Qantas A350-1000ULR lands in Melbourne after a 19-hour nonstop test flight, advancing Project Sunrise expansion.
Airbus is entering the next phase of its A350-1000ULR development program with plans to conduct one of its longest certification flights yet.
Lufthansa’s first Airbus A350-1000 emerges in a blue 100th anniversary livery, heading to Munich this fall as D-AIFA.
Airbus flies the first A350-1000ULR for Qantas Project Sunrise, starting a two-month Sydney-London certification campaign.