Starting in 2026, extremely few airlines are pushing premium travel as aggressively as STARLUX Airlines, and its new Airbus A350-1000 may be the clearest expression yet of that specific ambition. The Taiwanese carrier has begun taking delivery of the first 18 A350-1000s, positioning the type as its new flagship and using it to expand a distinctly premium-heavy overall cabin strategy. That ultimately matters because STARLUX is not just a carrier adding more seats, but rather one that is doubling down on the idea that long-haul business class can still feel genuinely like a new product. The aircraft carries 40 business-class seats, a sharp increase from the 26 found on the airline’s A350-900s, and those seats build on an already highly regarded hard product with sliding privacy doors and large entertainment screens.