Routes   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airlines  
AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

Qantas’ first Airbus A350-1000ULR for Project Sunrise rolls out in Toulouse, with test flights set to begin in weeks

Qantas’ first A350-1000ULR for Project Sunrise has completed rollout from Airbus’s final assembly line in Toulouse, France, and is now configured with its twin Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. A two-month flight-test programme is expected to start in coming weeks, moving nonstop Sydney–London and New York services closer ahead of the 2027 launch target.

Dj's Aviation • Daniel Fowkes

Airbus To Begin A350-1000ULR Flights

Dj's Aviation • Daniel Fowkes

Qantas' Debuts First A350-1000ULR To Fly 20+ Hours

Also: Australian Aviation, CAPA and 2paxfly.com
2026-04-13T04:57:18.563437-07:00
Leadership   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Workforce & Skills Development   KLM  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

KLM's Sky High Wage Bill For Aircrew and CEO is Proving Highly Controversial in the Netherlands

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Soaring wage bills for aircrew at the Dutch flag carrier KLM, and an inflation-busting bonus package for its chief executive, are proving to be incredibly controversial in the Netherlands, where the country’s finance minister has vowed to object to the bonus at the airline’s next general meeting.

2026-04-13T05:34:41.428586-07:00
Europe   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   COMAC  
South China Morning Post • Frank Chen

Exclusive | China’s C919 faces ‘final exam’ as EU pilots stay in Shanghai ‘permanently’: sources

By South China Morning Post: Flight tests a ‘final exam’ to be followed by analysis, paperwork and technical verification, but ‘political considerations’ also in play.

2026-04-12T19:16:24.028065-07:00
Routes   Middle East   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines   Boeing  
Skift • Peden Doma Bhutia

Etihad Doubles Down on China With its Biggest Single-Market Push in Years

By Skift: Etihad is launching five new routes to China, making it one of the very many airlines looking to cash in on the post-pandemic boom in the country.

Also: Aviation Business News, Business Traveller, en.traicy.com and cargotalkgcc.com
2026-04-13T04:08:04.330609-07:00
eVTOL   Safran   Supply Chain   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Safran and H55 power up electrification pact with B23 agreement

By FlightGlobal: Swiss electrification specialist H55 has selected the Safran Electrical & Power ENGINeUS motor to power the Bristel B23 Energic, a battery powered version of the Czech-built trainer.

2026-04-13T03:53:28.142695-07:00