Taiwan’s self-professed “detail-oriented luxury airline” Starlux didn’t have the luckiest of launches in aviation history, with its inaugural flights between Taipei and Macau taking wing on 23rd January 2020, just as the global COVID-19 outbreak began to take hold.
Despite that significant setback over the subsequent two years, that hasn’t stopped the airline from progressively expanding its services in Asia, and this week the carrier has started the latest chapter in its growth by taking delivery of its first Airbus A350, the future long-haul flagship of the fleet.
“This delivery is a milestone for STARLUX Airlines. The A350-900 is our first large widebody aircraft, which will allow STARLUX to open markets for longer routes, and this also marks the next step for our partnership with Airbus, as there will be 17 more A350 deliveries in the future. With the addition of the A350-900, the STARLUX fleet now