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Airbus A350-1000ULR for QANTAS Breaks World Distance

Airbus announced: The Airbus A350-1000ULR (Ultra-Long Range) has officially broken the Guinness World Record for the longest flight by distance by a commercial airliner. The record was based on aircraft data independently validated by the International Aeronautical Federation and flightradar24. The Airbus-operated flight, with call-sign AIB35LR, departed Melbourne, Australia at 17.27 local time (06.27 UTC) […]

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Test flight conducted in July, the model A350-1000ULR called Melbourne, Australia, to Toulouse, France, without stopovers, running 23.155 kilometers. Airbus An Airbus aircraft entered Guinness World Records after establishing a new record of distance travelled by a commercial aircraft. On a test flight conducted in July, the model A350-1000ULR called Melbourne, Australia, to Toulouse, France, without stopovers, running 23.155 kilometers. Accordi…

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An Airbus aircraft set a new world record for the longest distance flight for a commercial aircraft. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-1000ULR, travelled 12,503 nautical miles, or 23,155 km, announced Airbus on Monday in a press release. ...

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A350-1000 ULR flew non-stop for more than 24 hours. Airbus now received the award for the longest flight of a traffic jet. The route.

The Guinness World Records approved Airbus A350-1000ULR's Melbourne-Toulouse flight, 23 155 kilometres non-stop, as the longest ever made by an airline aircraft, announced Airbus this Monday, November 9, 2026. The previous record, set by a Boeing 777, was November 2005.

Airbus A350-1000ULR, developed for the Australian airline Qantas (Qantas Airways), has officially entered the Guinness Book of Records for the longest distance.

The Airbus A350-1000ULR developed for the company Qantas enters the Guinness, with the world record distance for an airline aircraft. A test flight Melbourne-Toulouse non-stop ended nearly 21 years of Boeing rule.

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World Airline News broke the news on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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