O n June 13, 2025, it was reported that European aerospace conglomerate Airbus would begin flight tests for the next two ...

The company ordered seven Airbus A350-900ULRs. The “ULR” – short for “ultralong range” – is the newest variant of Airbus’s A350 widebody jet that first began flying for airlines in 2015.

Airbus A350 -900/-900ULR -1000 Typical seating 315 ... 140.8 m3 (37,200 US gal) 110.5 t (244,000 lb) ULR: 170 m3 (44,000 US gal) 158.8 m3 (42,000 US gal) 124.65 t (274,800 lb) Mach 0.85 (488 ...

The 18-hour-long flight also marked the official debut of the Airbus A350-900 Ultra Long Range or ULR. Singapore Airlines previously operated the route from 2004 to 2013 using the Airbus A340-500.

Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines orders 10 additional Airbus A350-1000 aircraft at Paris Air Show 2025, expanding its long-haul ...

This month, Singapore Airlines relaunched flagship non-stop service between Newark Liberty International Airport and its home base in Changi Airport in Singapore using its new Airbus A350-900 ULR ...

The changes to make an A350-900 into the ULR have "no impact" on the production lines in Toulouse, France, Lucas-Ugena added, with the manufacturing time the same for both versions. Airbus aims to ...

In addition to the fuel system changes, the ULR sports a host of aerodynamic updates, include longer version of the A350’s elegant winglets. No matter the number of people on board, Airbus feels ...

Almost 19 hours in the air. Starting October 11, 2018, passengers on Singapore Airlines’ newest plane, the Airbus A350-900 ULR – for Ultra Long-Range – will travel on a record-breaking ...

Airbus Marisa Lucas-Ugena, head of A350 marketing at the French aircraft manufacturers, told Telegraph Travel that the A350 ULR is the “most advanced airplane for now and for many years to come”.

Even some private jets are capable of extremely long hauls. The undisputed king of distance is the Airbus A350-900 ULR, with a range of 9,700 nautical miles (11,162 miles), meaning that it can ...

Taiwan's Starlux Airlines has placed an order for 10 more Airbus A350 long-haul jets, the two companies said at the Paris ...