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Airbus A350 chief engineer Miguel Llorca stated (13-Jun-2025) the company plans to begin flight tests for its A350-1000ULR aircraft in 2026. The aircraft will carry over 20,000 litres of additional fuel and will have a range of 9700nm, and is being designed to meet Qantas Airways' target of flying nonstop from London or New York to Sydney. The tests will validate the new tank and some cabin comfort enhancements, with the goal of entering service in Australia before 2027. Mr Llorca added test flights for the A350F will commence in mid 2026. [more - Aviation Week]

Delta Air Lines launched (09-Jun-2026) daily Los Angeles-Hong Kong service with A350-900 equipment on 06-Jun-2026 (TRAICY, 09-Jun-2026). Cathay Pacific and United Airlines also operate the route, according to OAG. [more - original PR]

Riyadh Air, via its official Twitter account, announced (11-Jun-2026) it commenced daily Riyadh-London Heathrow service with Boeing 787 equipment on 10-Jun-2026, marking the launch of the airline's scheduled operations (Reuters, 11-Jun-2026). As previously reported by CAPA, the airline has a fleet of three 787s and plans to commence services connecting Riyadh to Jeddah, Dubai, Cairo, Madrid and Manchester in Jun/Jul-2026. Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas reported the airline expects to expand its fleet to eight aircraft by the end of Jul-2026 and expand its network to 22 destinations by Mar-2027.

Uganda Airlines, via its official Facebook account, announced (10-Jun-2026) it signed a commitment with Boeing to acquire eight new passenger aircraft, as well as one 767 converted freighter and one 737BCF. The proposed acquisition will increase Uganda Airlines' capacity to serve regional, continental and international markets.

Embraer commercial aviation CEO Arjan Meijer confirmed Embraer remains in talks with AirBorneo and Malaysia Airlines to expand its presence in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific (New Straits Times, 10-Jun-2026). Mr Meijer said: "Asia as a whole is extremely important for Embraer. It's an area where we really spend a lot of effort and attention". He added: "We think the E2 has some very distinct benefits within Asia and a lot of value there", noting: "We have a lot of campaigns still going on. With the available positions that we have between now and well beyond 2030, we're very confident that there are going to be a lot of great opportunities to get the programme included in Asia".

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg stated (09-Jun-2026) "We had somewhat of a soft [Apr-2026] in terms of deliveries, but we're expecting May is better". Mr Ortberg said: "We were at 60 airplanes - and [that] included 51 737 MAXs in May but only six 787s - and I think you'll see that will improve month-on-month here as we unleash the seat configuration deliveries". He said: "We've fallen behind in delivery on engines here in the first quarter", noting Boeing is working on a recovery plan with GE Aerospace. Mr Ortberg stated: "We'll need to see the engine recovery plan come to fruition before we can get to rate 10 and that'll be late in the year". He confirmed Boeing is continuing to target a build rate of 10 aircraft per month and deliver between 90 and 100 787s in 2026. [more - Aviation Week]