Routes   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airlines  
AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

Qantas Project Sunrise A350-1000ULR nears first flight as rollout completes in Toulouse

Qantas’ first Airbus A350-1000ULR for Project Sunrise has emerged from Airbus’s final assembly line in Toulouse and completed rollout, with Trent XWB-97 engines installed. Airbus says a multi-week/“matter of weeks” test-flight start is imminent ahead of the aircraft supporting planned nonstop Sydney–London/New York service when the program launches in 2027.

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
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.

2026-04-13T04:08:04.330609-07:00
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
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
PaxEx   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   ATR  
FlightGlobal • Murdo Morrison

Why ATR means business with HighLine cabin concepts

By FlightGlobal: Three years after it unveiled its HighLine series of upmarket cabin concepts at AIX, ATR’s journey into the premium market is truly taking off. The Toulouse-based turboprop manufacturer will this year deliver its first two line-built aircraft in a 26-seat, all-business-class configuration.

2026-04-13T02:54:14.257855-07:00
Routes   Middle East   PaxEx   Europe   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

Shifting demand sees Heathrow traffic climb despite Middle East disruption

By FlightGlobal: March traffic data from London Heathrow airport underlined the impact of the disruption from the Iran conflict with a more than halving of passengers from the Region.

Also: Airline Economics, Airport World and moodiedavittreport.com
2026-04-13T01:24:52.067228-07:00