Qantas selects London-Heathrow for A350-1000ULR Project Sunrise launch
Qantas has selected London as the destination to launch its first Project Sunrise flight using a custom-built ultra-endurance…
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AUSTRALIA TO THE WORLD, NON-STOP: QANTAS TO LAUNCH HISTORY-MAKING FLIGHTS TO LONDON
Qantas will launch its world-first non-stop services between Sydney and London from October 2027, the first time the Kangaroo Route has ever been flown without stops from Australia’s east coast. Today’s announcement comes as the national carrier unveiled its first Airbus A350-1000ULR in Qantas livery at Airbus’ manufacturing facility in Toulouse, the result of years of development to conquer the final frontier of long-haul aviation as part of Project Sunrise.
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Flight testing the A350-1000ULR
In 2017, Qantas’ ‘Project Sunrise’ laid down the challenge to link eastern Australia to London and New York non-stop. Airbus accepted, in the shape of the A350-1000ULR. Certification of this ultra-long range variant began with the first flight of an ULR production aircraft carefully equipped with customised flight test instrumentation. Once the campaign concludes, the […] The post Flight testing the A350-1000ULR first appeared on PLANEtalking .
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Countdown to the world’s longest commercial flights: the Airbus A350-1000ULR
Following the successful first flight of the A350-1000ULR (MSN 707) in Toulouse, Airbus is on course to bring the world’s longest range passenger airliner to service. The A350-1000ULR is being developed for Qantas Airways to enable non-stop flights from Sydney to London or New York for the first time ever. That represents a distance of […] The post Countdown to the world’s longest commercial flights: the Airbus A350-1000ULR first appeared on PLANEtalking .
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World's longest-range aircraft, the Airbus A350-1000ULR takes to the skies
Toulouse, France, 2 June 2026 – The A350-1000ULR (MSN 707), the first of 12 aircraft ordered by Qantas has completed its first flight in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, fitted with special flight test instrumentation, flew for three hours 43 minutes reaching an altitude of slightly above 41,000 feet. The aircraft was flown by a dedicated Airbus Flight […] The post World's longest-range aircraft, the Airbus A350-1000ULR takes to the skies first appeared on PLANEtalking .