Qantas plane flies for more than 24 hours in record-breaking flight

The A350 landed in Toulouse 24 hours and 24 minutes after leaving Melbourne as airline plans direct London service Qantas completed what is believed to be the longest-ever commercial flight when its Airbus jet landed in Toulouse on Tuesday after a flight from Melbourne lasting 24 hours and 24 minutes. The flight, which triggered a surge in online tracking, is part of the airline’s Project Sunrise in which it plans to use a new A350 jet to fly non-stop from Australia to London. Continue readi...

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Qantas' first Airbus A350 sets record with 24-hour nonstop test flight from Melbourne to Toulouse

The aircraft landed in Toulouse on July 28 after a trans-Pacific route that took it over the US and Canada.

History Made As Qantas Plane Flies Nonstop For More Than 24 Hours In Record-Breaking Flight

The record-setting journey is a major milestone for the airline's long-delayed Project Sunrise, which aims to operate nonstop flights from Australia's east coast to London and New York from 2027.

Airbus completes record 24-hour flight with plane to be used by Qantas

A specially modified Airbus A350 plane touched down in France on Tuesday after a record 24-hour test flight from Australia, ahead of its joining Qantas’s fleet next year. Its 23,076-kilometre journey — across three continents and two oceans, and through two sunsets and two dawns — was one of the most-watched flights shown on the Flightradar24 tracking site. It was also a crucial step before Australian airline Qantas receives its first A350-1000ULR in April next year...

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Airbus completes 24-hour test flight for Qantas' ultra-long-haul jet

Qantas 24-hour test flight tracked by millions online

The Airbus aircraft to be used for direct flights between Australia and Europe completed a marathon test flight from Melbourne to France.

Airbus completes record 24-hour flight

Marathon flight tracked by 3.6 million internet users

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Airbus A350 jet completes 24-hour nonstop Australia-Europe flight

An A350 jet being developed for record-setting commercial flights landed in France from Melbourne on Tuesday after Airbus completed a test flight lasting more than 24 hours, drawin...

Plane remained in the air for more than 24 hours, flying nonstop from Australia to France (video)

The specially modified A350-1000ULR aircraft is expected to make its debut on the Australian airline’s nonstop Sydney–London route from 2027 The post Plane remained in the air for more than 24 hours, flying nonstop from Australia to France (video) appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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