Qantas Plane Flies For More Than 24 Hours In Record-Breaking Flight (theguardian.com)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/07/30/0022247/qantas-plane-flies-for-more-than-24-hours-in-record-breaking-flight
- Source link: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/28/qantas-plane-flies-for-more-than-24-hours-in-record-breaking-flight
> Tuesday's flight is thought to be the longest ever by a commercial plane, beating the previous record of 22 hours and 42 minutes set by a Boeing 777-200LR in 2005 between Hong Kong and London via the Pacific in 2005.
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> Flight-tracking provider Flightradar24 said the trip was the [2]second-most-tracked flight ever on its channels -- behind a 2022 flight carrying Queen Elizabeth II's coffin -- with more than 3.6 million people following its progress northwards via Canada. Qantas has ordered 12 modified A350-1000ULR aircraft, designed to connect Australia's east coast with London and New York in about 20 hours.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/28/qantas-plane-flies-for-more-than-24-hours-in-record-breaking-flight
[2] https://x.com/flightradar24/status/2082031817368928269
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As per the article you linked: blame the lawyers for that one, not the airline.
Double sunrise? (Score:2)
My grandpa told me about a 24 hour flight from London to Australia back during WW2 in which you could experience a double sunrise.
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A stripped-down Qantas Boeing 747 made a non-stop London to Sydney delivery flight on the 16th of August 1989. [1]https://simpleflying.com/qanta... [simpleflying.com]
[1] https://simpleflying.com/qantas-london-sydney-boeing-747/
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That will be the direct flights from Perth to Sri Lanka, flown using stripped down Catalina flying boats. They were able to carry 3 passengers and 70kg of essential mail. The single-hop flights took up to 33 hours.
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Well, guess how Qantas is calling this A350 designed specifically for them?
Project Sunrise.
Wow! (Score:2)
Of all possible destinations Toulouse? To Lose? Really?
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Its a route proving flight, part of the A350-1000ULRs certification - and Toulouse is Airbuses biggest base of operations, where the A350 production line is based.
The aircraft was going there to be painted and handed over to Qantas after certification is granted.
When it goes into airline service, Qantas will be flying it from Melbourne and Sydney to London Heathrow.
Sardines (Score:2)
How many passengers died of deep vein thrombosis?
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The final cabin layout when this route starts in customer service will be significantly premium heavy with less economy than normal, and has standing exercise areas for all cabins, so you are encouraged to get up and stretch your legs.
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> ..has standing exercise areas for all cabins, so you are encouraged to get up and stretch your legs.
Riiiiight.
Ever wonder just how many couch potatoes, would never actually got off the couch if the commercial told them to take a health break?
If people wanted to exercise when traveling, they’d be manning a post on a sailboat.
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Then the health issues are on the passenger in that case, the airline provided facilities to use but the passenger chose to not use it. But the facilities were provided, thats the important thing.
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Zero, because it turns out that everyone isn't a little bitch who doesn't know how to get up and move their legs during a flight, or how to wear basic compression stockings if they are in a high risk group.
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> How many passengers died of deep vein thrombosis?
Pfft. A mere fashionable side effect. You know what fuels these planes? Most assume jet fuel. Nope. They run on pure narcissism.
Don't worry. I hear BMW made the airline seat cushions. Consumers will pay the per-hour license fee to use the heated and massaging feature in order to walk away with “only” varicose veins.