Broughton-Built Wings Help Airbus Aircraft Smash World Record with Epic Flight
The 24-hour test flight validated the jet’s extended range for Qantas Project Sunrise and included 13 crew members, Airbus said.
- On Tuesday, Airbus confirmed the A350-1000ULR officially broke the Guinness World Record for the longest commercial flight, flying 12,503 nautical miles non-stop from Melbourne to France.
- This flight supports Qantas' Project Sunrise, an ambitious initiative to launch non-stop flights from Sydney to London and New York, with the first aircraft now scheduled for April 2027.
- The jet features a specialised 20,000 litre rear centre fuel tank enabling flights of up to 22 hours, while Qantas plans to utilise a "north polar flight path" for about 20 per cent of journeys.
- To manage passenger health, Qantas partnered with Peter Cistulli, a professor of sleep medicine at the University of Sydney, implementing strategic lighting and a "12 hour window of darkness" to assist sleep.
- Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson confirmed tickets go on sale in February, with operations commencing in October next year as the airline remains responsive to changing demand.
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Toulouse-Melbourne: Airbus A350 Beats the World Record for the Longest Commercial Flight in 24 Hours
23 155 kilometers in 24 hours and 24 minutes! The world record for the longest commercial flight was beaten last July. And it was an Airbus A350 that carried it out, for the company Qantas, between Melbourne, Australia, and Toulouse. And without stopover, of course!
"Airbus has set a record for the longest non-stop flight of a passenger aircraft": the airliner flew 23,155 km in 24 hours and 24 minutes without landing
"Airbus has set a record for the longest non-stop flight of a passenger aircraft": the airliner flew 23,155 km in 24 hours and 24 minutes without landing. "The passenger A350-1000ULR flew from Melbourne, Australia, to Toulouse, France, setting a world...
Record-Breaking Airbus A350 Flight Lasted 24+ Hours, Crew Witnessed Two Sunsets and Two Sunrises
There are long flights, and then there are the flights going from Singapore to Newark, Bangalore to San Francisco, or Dubai to Auckland. These routes, operated by the likes of Singapore Airlines, Air India, or Emirates, usually take around 19 hours, and they put a lot of strain on passengers and crews alike. Imagine, then, how it will be like to fly for close to a full day, without landing. That's what the flag carrier of Australia,... (continu…
An Airbus aircraft set a new world record by connecting Melbourne, Australia, to Toulouse, France, without making any stopover. The flight lasted 24 hours and 24 minutes, allowing the aircraft to enter its name in the Guinness Book of Records.
Developed for Qantas, the Airbus A350-1000ULR has just won the Guinness record for the longest distance flight for a commercial airliner. In July, it had travelled more than 23,000 kilometres without stopover between Melbourne and Toulouse.
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