
Qantas A350 sets new non-stop flight record
Qantas and Airbus have set a new non-stop flying world record with the A350 aircraft, which flew from Melbourne to France and returned via the United States, covering more than 23,000 kilometres in 24 hours and 24 minutes. The flight beat the previous record by approximately one hour and 40 minutes. Qantas will deploy this aircraft on direct flights from Sydney to London and New York starting next year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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