Qantas has completed the second of three Project Sunrise long-haul research flights, after a Boeing 787-9 landed in Sydney after a non-stop flight from London. The aircraft, operating as flight QF7879 and carrying 50 passengers, landed on Friday at lunchtime local time in Sydney after a 19 hour 19 minute journey. The research flight, which […]
Australian airline Qantas says it wants to introduce nonstop flights between Sydney and London and will choose between the Boeing 777X and Airbus A350-900 to fly this ultra-long-haul route. It’s challenging the plane makers to tweak the designs to handle this extra range. Australian airline Qantas said it wants to introduce nonstop flights between Sydney […]
Both Airbus and Boeing now offer aircraft that appear capable of flying non-stop commercial flights from Sydney to London – the “Holy Grail” for Australian carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. As long as oil prices don’t go much higher than around $70 per barrel, the 20-hour flight can be financially viable, and could be on […]
What does New Zealand, home of “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit,” love better than a blockbusting trilogy? Hitting the jackpot four times in a row. Just like when the All Blacks won their fourth Grand Slam in 2010, Air New Zealand has been named 2017 Airline of the Year by AirlineRatings.com in its Airline […]
