Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
According to a report by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on 22 August 2019, Qantas announced on the same day that it will use the 787-9 Dreamliner for each one-way 19-hour test flight from Sydney to New York and London in late 2019. The airline will determine whether the passengers and crew can sustain their health on the marathon flights.
Qantas said that the test flights will be conducted three times later this year. Each aircraft will carry a maximum of 40 crew members and Qantas employees. Their health on each route will be monitored. In addition, the company will decide before the end of the year whether to put it into operation.
Qantas hopes to launch direct commercial flights from Sydney to New York and Sydney to London in 2022. Once operational, these will be the longest two commercial flights in the world.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the flights represent "the ultimate frontier in the aviation sector." At the same time, however, ultra-long-haul flights have brought many common-sense problems involving the comfort and health of passengers and crew.
Joyce also revealed to the US Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) that the above-mentioned test flights also means that for the first time in history, commercial airlines will fly directly from New York to Sydney and the second time from London to Sydney.
In August 1989, a Qantas' Boeing B747-400 flew from London to Sydney without any stopover. It took 20 hours and 9 minutes. In addition to the five pilots, there were two crew members and 16 passengers on board.
Currently, the world's longest direct commercial flight is operated by Singapore Airlines' Airbus A350-900ULR between Singapore Changi and Newark. This journey of more than 15,300 kilometres takes about 18.5 hours to complete.
/ KUCINTA SETIA
According to a report by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on 22 August 2019, Qantas announced on the same day that it will use the 787-9 Dreamliner for each one-way 19-hour test flight from Sydney to New York and London in late 2019. The airline will determine whether the passengers and crew can sustain their health on the marathon flights.
Qantas said that the test flights will be conducted three times later this year. Each aircraft will carry a maximum of 40 crew members and Qantas employees. Their health on each route will be monitored. In addition, the company will decide before the end of the year whether to put it into operation.
Qantas hopes to launch direct commercial flights from Sydney to New York and Sydney to London in 2022. Once operational, these will be the longest two commercial flights in the world.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the flights represent "the ultimate frontier in the aviation sector." At the same time, however, ultra-long-haul flights have brought many common-sense problems involving the comfort and health of passengers and crew.
Joyce also revealed to the US Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) that the above-mentioned test flights also means that for the first time in history, commercial airlines will fly directly from New York to Sydney and the second time from London to Sydney.
In August 1989, a Qantas' Boeing B747-400 flew from London to Sydney without any stopover. It took 20 hours and 9 minutes. In addition to the five pilots, there were two crew members and 16 passengers on board.
Currently, the world's longest direct commercial flight is operated by Singapore Airlines' Airbus A350-900ULR between Singapore Changi and Newark. This journey of more than 15,300 kilometres takes about 18.5 hours to complete.
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