Airbus A350 jet flies 24 hours nonstop from Australia to France
The test aircraft carried eight Airbus crew, two Qantas pilots and two engineers while FlightRadar24 said 3.6 million people tracked the flight.
- On Tuesday, July 28, an Airbus A350-1000ULR landed in Toulouse, France, completing a 24 hours and 25 minutes test flight from Melbourne, Australia.
- Qantas Airways developed Project Sunrise to enable nonstop commercial flights between Australia and major hubs like London and New York, transforming travel by eliminating stops.
- The A350-1000ULR features an extra rear center fuel tank carrying 20,900 liters, accommodates 238 passengers, and covers 12,460 nautical miles on ultra-long routes.
- Qantas ordered a dozen airliners with first delivery expected next year, enabling daily nonstop services between Sydney and London to begin in October 2027.
- Flight-Tracking service Flightradar24 reported the test was the second-most watched flight in platform history, with the route spanning North America and generating global interest.
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On his test flight from Australia to France, the new Airbus was continuously in the air for over a day - as long as no other passenger aircraft. From 2027, passengers can also fly direct flights from Australia to Europe or to the USA.
On Monday and Tuesday, an Airbus A350-1000ULR connected Melbourne to Toulouse, travelling 23 076 kilometers, a record for the European aircraft manufacturer.
The European aircraft manufacturer has just pushed the limits of aviation... Its new ultra-long-range A350 has travelled some 23 000 kilometres without stopover. During this flight of more than 24 hours between...
The flight went over three continents and two oceans - and the crew experienced two sunrises. With a special Airbus, Qantas has completed a record flight. Passengers will soon be able to book such flights.
Airbus completed a record-breaking test flight of more than 24 hours on Tuesday when an A350 aircraft from Melbourne, developed for commercial long-haul flights, landed in Toulouse, France, Reuters and the ABC reported. The specially modified A350-1000ULR is set to enter service on Australian airline Qantas' direct Sydney-London route for the first time next year.
Two sunrises and two sunsets are experienced by the crew of an Airbus A350 from Qantas without a stopover. The Australian airline thus breaks a record of 2005. And attracts a lot of attention: millions of people follow the extreme long-haul flight.
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