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    STARLUX Airlines is scheduled to launch Taiwan Taoyuan-Sydney-Auckland service with A330-900neo equipment from 23-Mar-2027, as per a 10-Nov-2026 GDS inventory and timetable display. The frequency is expected to increase to seven times weekly from 01-May-2027.

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    STARLUX Airlines chief strategy officer Simon Liu said it planned to launch Taipei–Sydney–Auckland service in 2027, initially four to five times weekly with potential to increase to daily, partly to lift A330-900 utilisation as its eight A330-900s were mostly used on regional routes.1 STARLUX Airlines chairman Kuo-wei Chang also said it aimed to commence services to Sydney and Auckland in 2027.2

    Lufthansa announced (10-Nov-2026) the delivery of its first A350-1000, which is the 700th aircraft delivered by Airbus to Lufthansa Group. Featuring the new Allegris cabin, WiFi powered by Starlink and a 100th-anniversary livery, the aircraft will serve long haul routes from Munich, including Tokyo, Shanghai and Singapore. Lufthansa Group has 15 A350-1000s on order, with delivery scheduled by 2030. The first 10 aircraft will be operated by Lufthansa and will be based at Munich Airport. [more - original PR] [more - original PR - II]

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    Lufthansa planned to deploy the A350-1000 on its first commercial service on Munich-Tokyo Haneda from 03-Dec-2026, followed by Shanghai and Singapore, alternating with A350-900 operations and featuring the Allegris cabin.1 The first A350-1000, named "Deutschland", completed its initial test flight at Airbus' Toulouse facilities, with delivery expected at Munich by the end of 2026.2 Lufthansa Group increased its A350-1000 order to 15, with deliveries scheduled between 2028 and 2030.3

    Emirates president Tim Clark stated (10-Nov-2026) he may retire in 2028 "If we get the company into some kind of equilibrium, as I hope it will be next year". He added: "Then my own personal thing will be, could I walk away from this and leave it with the team? ... I believe so". [more - Aviation Week]

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    Emirates chairman and CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said COO Adel Al Redha and flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith were among internal candidates considered to succeed president Tim Clark, after Clark postponed a planned Jun-2020 retirement to support the carrier through COVID-19 impacts1. Clark said Emirates invested USD3 billion to keep its fleet relevant while awaiting new deliveries, and he sought to persuade it to build a new A3802. Clark also planned to grow the operational A380 fleet to about 110 aircraft by end-2026 while upgrading cabins, including premium economy and economy seating3.

    Emirates president Tim Clark stated (10-Nov-2026) retrofits on the airline's A380 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft are ongoing. Sir Tim said the carrier will introduce a new first class on its A380 fleet in 2029, adding: "We will be looking at the business class arrangements", as well as a new economy seat, around the same time. [more - Aviation Week]

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    Emirates completed retrofits on its first high-density two-class A380 into a three-class layout and deployed it on Dubai-Birmingham, with 76 business, 56 premium economy and 437 economy seats.1 It expected to complete conversion of all 15 two-class A380s by end-2026, having previously outlined 2026 deployment on Dubai-Amman, Dubai-Prague and Dubai-Guangzhou.1 2 Sir Tim Clark also flagged plans to improve premium cabins and develop a new economy seat, alongside lifting the operational A380 fleet to around 110 by end-2026.3

    British Airways announced (10-Nov-2026) changes to its London network for summer 2027, with Skiathos service relocating from London City to London Heathrow Terminal 5 and Perugia service relocating from London Heathrow to London City. The carrier plans to operate three times weekly London Heathrow-Skiathos service from 20-May-2027 to 11-Sep-2027 and five times weekly London City-Perugia service from 01-May-2027 to 28-Sep-2027. British Airways stated the changes will "better align capacity and connectivity with customer demand". [more - original PR]

    Boeing reported (10-Nov-2026) the following commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for Oct-2026:

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    Emirates Group reported (05-Nov-2026) the following traffic highlights for the six months ended 30-Sep-2026:

    • Passengers: 21.8 million, -22% year-on-year;
    • RPK: -25%;
    • ASK: -17%;
    • Passenger load factor: 72.0%, -7.5pp;
    • ATK: - 10%. [more - original PR]

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    Emirates Group previously reported six months ended 30-Sep-2025 traffic growth, with passengers up 4% to 27.8 million, RPK up 4% and ASK up 5%, while passenger load factor slipped 0.5pp to 79.5% and ATK rose 5%1. For the six months ended 30-Sep-2024, it recorded 26.9 million passengers (+3%), with ASK up 4% and RPK up 2%, and passenger load factor down 1.5pp to 80%2.

    Qantas Airways announced (05-Nov-2026) plans to launch three times weekly Sydney-Cape Town service with Boeing 787-9 equipment on 19-Oct-2027, the "first nonstop flights between Australia and Cape Town". The carrier plans to operate the service until 24-Mar-2028, offering 30,000 seats between the two destinations. Qantas International CEO Cam Wallace stated: "Each year, tens of thousands of customers use our existing Johannesburg service to connect to Cape Town through our partner airlines Airlink (South Africa), so we know there's strong demand for a nonstop service". He added: "The arrival of our new 787s as part of our historic fleet renewal gives us the flexibility to grow our international network in places we know our customers want to travel". [more - original PR]

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    Qantas previously leaned on its South African partnership for Cape Town access, with Qantas International CEO Cam Wallace highlighting connectivity via Airlink when launching Perth-Johannesburg in Dec-2025.1 Qantas also upgauged Sydney-Johannesburg, with OAG showing A380 deployment from 30-Sep-2024, materially lifting capacity.2 Separately, Cape Town Air Access said LATAM planned to open a three times weekly São Paulo-Cape Town 787-9 service from Sep-2026.3

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