![]() ![]() Qantas, which has said it would make a significant announcement on Monday about the future of its network, declined to comment. The expansion comes days after Boeing Co further delayed development of its 777X jetliner, which had at one stage been in contention to allow direct flights from Australia's east coast to London and New York.Īn Airbus-owned A350-1000 was flying on Sunday from Toulouse to Perth, tracking service FlightRadar24 showed. ![]() Today's one-stop flights take almost 24 hours. The Australian airline launched the route in 1947 with Lockheed Constellations, when it took several stops and 58 hours of flying. The deal is a breakthrough for veteran Qantas Chief Executive Alan Joyce who has described nonstop Sydney-London flights as the Holy Grail for the 101-year-old carrier. Qantas has touted plans for the world's longest commercial flights for more than five years, but delayed its "Project Sunrise" due to the coronavirus pandemic. ![]()
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