What Happened
Australian Carrier Takes Step Toward Non-Stop London And New York Routes
Qantas has achieved a major milestone in its Project Sunrise program with the successful completion of a 19-hour and 15-minute non-stop test flight from Toulouse, France to Melbourne, Australia. The Airbus A350-1000ULR, equipped with a newly engineered 20,000-litre center fuel tank, carried a crew of four pilots and five engineers who conducted extensive in-flight evaluations. This test flight brings Qantas closer to its goal of launching scheduled, non-stop commercial services between Australia’s east coast and London and New York, potentially cutting travel times by up to four hours. The flight was reported by AIRLIVE.