Singapore Airlines will relaunch its non-stop flight between Singapore and Newark with the new Airbus A350-900ULR on October 11, 2018.

According to the carrier, the route will initially be flown three times a week. Daily operations will begin from October 18, 2018 after an additional A350-900ULR is delivered.

Singapore Airlines is the first customer for the new ultra-long-range variant of the A350 and has seven on firm order. The first delivery is scheduled for September, with the remainder to follow by the end of 2018.

The route will cover a distance of approximately 16,700km, with a flight time of up to 18 hours and 45 minutes. The airline previously flew the route with A340-500 aircraft until 2013, when services were suspended after the aircraft were returned to Airbus.

Singapore Airlines is also planning a non-stop flight between Singapore and Los Angeles, a route it also flew with the A340-500.

The airline currently has 21 A350-900s in service and 46 more on order, including the seven ULRs.

Singapore Airlines already serves New York JFK via Frankfurt with a daily A380.