Qantas Airbus A350-1000ULR Sets World-Record Longest Commercial Flight
- 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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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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Airbus A350-1000ULR with Flintshire-built wings sets a Guinness World Record after flying 12,503 nautical miles from Melbourne to Toulouse in 24 hours.
Airbus drops Boeing's historical record: A350-1000ULR flew unstoppable 23.155 km in 24 hours and 24 minutes
The apparatus prepared by the consortium for the Australian Qantas makes a nonstop journey between Melbourne and Toulouse of 23,155 kilometers in 24 hours and 24 minutes
Aircraft covers 14,388 miles in record 24-hour, 24-minute flight between Australia, France
The Airbus will be used by the Australian company Qantas to connect Sydney to London and New York without the need for stops for the supply of kerosene. The record applies to commercial aircraft (while other aircraft have done even better)
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