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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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AvTalk Episode 373: Eight hours to nowhere

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, SAS’s India relaunch doesn’t quite make it to India. The first Airbus A350-100ULR for Qantas’ Project Sunrise takes to the skies. Boeing is advancing the 737 MAX monthly production rate as it says it anticipates MAX 7 and MAX 10 certification by the end of the year. Violence flares in the Middle East with fresh strikes, including one that hit Kuwait Airport, killing one person and injuring dozens in the terminal. Swiss is parting out a pair of A220-100s and parking the rest to support its A220-300 fleet. Want to buy an MD-83? A former Far Eastern Air Transport frame is up for auction . Send us your questions about the Goodyear Blimp! Email us at podcast@fr24.com Click here for a transcript of this week’s episode .

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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 .

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AvTalk Episode 372: Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should

We’re in Stockholm for a our semi-annual Flightradar24 crew meetup this week. Ian is joined by Gabe Leigh to discuss what’s it like behind the scenes capturing the stories of aviation professionals around the world. We review the recent incident where NTSB cockpit voice recorder data from UPS flight 2976 was used to recreate simulated audio. The NTSB removed the public docket system in order to prevent further such efforts. The preliminary investigation into the China Eastern A350 jet bridge collision in Shanghai finds a total brake failure on the aircraft. Qantas says its Project Sunrise A350-1000s are delayed again due to supply chain issues. And we recap our flights with the Flying Veterans Association  this week and our plan to get on one of the rarest flights in the world. Planning on visiting ILA Berlin this year? AvTalk listeners can receive 10% off trade visitor tickets using the code ILA26_flightradar on ILA Berlin’s ticketing site . Visit our YouTube channel for an all access pass to the best of the world of aviation professionals . Click here for a transcript of this week’s episode .

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