What Happened
Longest Range Commercial Flight Ever Recorded
Airbus has made history with its A350-1000ULR flight test aircraft, setting a new world record for distance flown by a commercial aircraft. The flight, which covered 12,460 Nautical Miles from Melbourne to Toulouse, bested the old record held by a Boeing 777-200LR since 2005. The A350-1000ULR is purpose-built for Qantas’ Project Sunrise flights, with commercial flights scheduled to begin next year. This achievement was reported by the Flightradar24 Blog.