Ultra Long Range — built for the world's longest flight ·First flight 2018 · In service 2018
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The A350-900ULR (Ultra Long Range) looks almost identical to a standard -900, but its fuel system was modified to carry about 165,000 litres instead of 141,000 — without adding a single extra tank.
Only Singapore Airlines ordered it. Seven aircraft were built, fitted with just 161 seats in business and premium economy, and on 11 October 2018 the type reopened the non-stop Singapore–Newark route: roughly 18 hours in the air and, at the time, the longest scheduled flight on Earth.
Today the ULRs fly Singapore to New York and the US West Coast — routes where the -900ULR's extra 3,000 km of range is the difference between non-stop and a fuel stop.
