Taiwanese airline Starlux is set to fly a new Airbus A350 variant that will expand its number of business-class seats by over 50%. The seven-year-old startup is introducing 18 new A350-1000s to its fleet, with the first delivered in January. Its A350-1000 configuration offers 40 business-class seats, up from 26 on Starlux's current A350-900s. The new aircraft adds 30 economy-class seats, bringing the total to 270 in coach. The rest of its A350-1000 offerings are unchanged from the A350-900,