Qantas pilots are unconvinced by nonstop Sydney to London route

Lots of news followed Qantas this week aviation writers He flew to Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France, with the airline’s money. There, it launched the first ultra-long-range custom-built Airbus A350-1000ULR, which is locked in for the world’s longest non-stop flight (approximately 22 hours) from Sydney to London in October 2027.

Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson has taken up “Project Sunrise,” which insiders call Alan Joyce’s vanity project, with unusual gusto, continuing to back the $400 million earnings boost the company claims it will deliver once all 12 planes are in flight.