StarLux recently took delivery of its second A350-900. The airline is planning to launch long-haul services to Los Angeles with A350-900 planes from April 2023. StarLux took delivery of its first A350 in October 2022 with initial plans to launch operations in major cities within Asia-Pacific.
This aircraft is the second of the eighteen A350s StarLux has ordered with plans to put it in service this month onwards.
According to Airbus, the A350-900 is powered by twin Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines, which are the largest of Rolls-Royce’s renowned Trent family and the most efficient large aero engine flying today. The engine is designed and optimized specially for the Airbus A350 family, contributing to the A350’s 25% fuel burn improvement and helping reduce the aircraft’s overall noise footprint
StarLux has also signed a long-term TotalCare service agreement for all A350 aircraft with Rolls-Royce engines.