Airbus has conducted the first test flight for the A350-1000ULR, a special variant made on the request of Qantas. The aircraft will eventually be able to fly nonstop for up to 22 hours.
Air India has announced the conversion of some of their A321neo orders to the A321XLR. This will enable them to fly their premium product all the way to Europe or East Asia in a narrowbody capacity.
IndiGo’s A321XLR will fly a few flights across India before it takes the long-haul route to Athens. Here are those flights, in case you are interested.
Airbus has notified of a software issue that may impact the A320 family aircraft globally. About 5-6000 jets are expected to be affected. Here are the details of the issue and the rectification.