As Qantas takes long-haul to the next level, Louise Jones examines the history and logistics of linking London to Sydney and beyond...
Qantas now has a total of 11 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners in its fleet.
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It is little surprise that Qantas’ Project Sunrise research flights were among the most talked about aviation stories of 2019. Hyperbole aside, there were genuine feats of engineering taking place; with the aptly titled QF7879 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from London/Heathrow to Sydney/Kingsford Smith crowned the world’s longest passenger flight by a commercial airline for both distance and duration. Scientists were on board the ultra long-haul sectors collecting valuable crew and passenger data to help analyse the impact of travelling for almost 20 hours at altitude.
