{"id":2642677,"date":"2026-08-10T13:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-travel-revolution-airbus-flies-plane-over-24-hours-in-moves-toward-nonstop-flights-from-europe-to-australia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T13:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:57:25","slug":"air-travel-revolution-airbus-flies-plane-over-24-hours-in-moves-toward-nonstop-flights-from-europe-to-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-travel-revolution-airbus-flies-plane-over-24-hours-in-moves-toward-nonstop-flights-from-europe-to-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Travel Revolution: Airbus Flies Plane Over 24 Hours in Moves Toward Nonstop Flights from Europe to Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fair-travel-revolution-airbus-flies-plane-over-24-hours-in-moves-toward-nonstop-flights-from-europe-to-australia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2642677&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Airbus successfully completed a record-breaking test flight of a specially modified A350-1000ULR aircraft, covering 14,338 miles from Melbourne, Australia, to Toulouse, France, in 24 hours and 24 minutes. This flight, part of Qantas&#8217; Project Sunrise initiative, aims to establish nonstop routes between australia and europe, significantly reducing travel times-up to four hours shorter than one-stop flights. Teh aircraft can seat 238 passengers and carry additional fuel for extended ranges. Qantas has ordered 12 of these jets, with the first expected delivery in April 2027, and plans to launch nonstop flights from Sydney to London by October 2027, with an estimated duration of 19 to 21 hours. This event surpasses previous longest flights, such as a 2005 journey from Hong Kong to London. Currently, the worldS longest regular commercial route is operated by Singapore Airlines between New York City and Singapore, approximately 9,526 miles long, taking about 18 hours and 40 minutes. Several routes connecting Australia, new Zealand, Europe, and the US are among the longest in aviation, offering direct flights between major cities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Airbus recently completed a test flight from Australia to France, a key step on the way toward enabling nonstop flights between Europe and Down Under.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft was a specially adapted A350-1000ULR and flew for 24 hours and 24 minutes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/airbus-jet-completes-24-hour-flight-push-worlds-longest-commercial-route\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox Business<\/a> reported on July 29.<\/p>\n<p>The flight started in Melbourne, Australia, and ended in Toulouse, France, traveling 14,338 miles without stopping.<\/p>\n<p>Fox Business reported that the flight was part of Australian airline Qantas\u2019 effort Project Sunrise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe A350 will operate more direct routes to Australia, with a significantly shorter point-to-point travel time \u2014 reducing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-newborn-babies-die-after-australian-covid-19-restrictions-prevented-travel\/\" title=\"Four Newborn Babies Die After ...n COVID-19 Restrictions Prevented Travel\">flight time<\/a> up to four hours compared to the flight time of one-stop flights,\u201d Qantas said on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qantas.com\/en-us\/onboard\/fleet\/a350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/A350?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#A350<\/a>-1000ULR is just back from its longest flight ever from Melbourne \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa to Toulouse \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7! That\u2019s a 12,460NM (23,075.92 km) hop \ud83e\udd98 in 24 hours 24 minutes!<\/p>\n<p>And for the crew, that meant flying from winter to summer, crossing 2 oceans, 3 continents, and seeing 2 sunrises + 2\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xk3Gbfq3HL\">pic.twitter.com\/Xk3Gbfq3HL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Airbus (@Airbus) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Airbus\/status\/2082126647533150280?\">July 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The effort was launched in 2017 to create the longest nonstop commercial routes in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The flight surpassed a 2005 journey in which a Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner traveled 13,422 miles from Hong Kong to London in 22 hours and 42 minutes, per Fox Business.<\/p>\n<p>The modified Airbus plane can seat 238 passengers and has a fuel tank capable of carrying an added 20,000 liters.<\/p>\n<p>Qantas ordered 12 of the jets from Airbus.<\/p>\n<p>The first plane is expected to arrive in April 2027, and nonstop flights between Sydney and London are expected to start in October 2027.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2026\/jul\/28\/qantas-plane-flies-for-more-than-24-hours-in-record-breaking-flight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> reported that the Sydney to London route is expected to last between 19 and 21 hours.<\/p>\n<p>As of the summer of 2026, the longest regular commercial flight in the world is between New York City and Singapore, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oag.com\/blog\/exploring-the-worlds-10-longest-non-stop-airline-routes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OAG<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That flight, run by Singapore Airlines, is approximately 9,526 miles.<\/p>\n<p>It takes an average of 18 hours and 40 minutes to complete.<\/p>\n<p>The second longest flight is from nearby Newark, New Jersey, to Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Several of the longest commercial routes are between Australia and New Zealand and various cities in Europe and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers can fly directly from cities such as Perth, Melbourne, and Auckland, New Zealand, to London, Dallas, and Paris.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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