![]() ![]() Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce said: “Between the research flights and what we’ve learned from two years of flying Perth to London, we have a lot of confidence in the market for direct services like New York and London to the east coast of Australia. Once complete, Qantas will have almost 60 hours of ‘Sunrise flying’ experience and thousands of data points on crew and passenger wellbeing. ![]() The last of three Project Sunrise research flights from New York to Sydney will run on December 17. Qantas completes record-breaking New York-Sydney flightĪirbus has agreed to extend the deadline to confirm delivery slots from February to March 2020 without impacting the planned start date of Project Sunrise flights in the first half of 2023. More: Qantas non-stop London-Sydney research flight takes off No orders have been placed but Qantas will work closely with Airbus to prepare contract terms for up to 12 aircraft ahead of a final decision. ![]() Qantas has opted for the Airbus A350-1000 over the Boeing 777X as its preferred aircraft for its ultra-long-range Project Sunrise flights initiative.Īirbus will add an additional fuel tank and slightly increase the maximum takeoff weight to deliver the performance required for Sunrise routes should they go ahead. ![]()
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