Just about 2 hours remaining to Toulouse for the @Airbus A350-1000ULR flight test from Melbourne. Will the flight be in the air for a full 24 hours? Follow along at:
With Qantas Airways Project Sunrise set to launch nonstop 10,573 miles Sydney–London in October 2027 as the Airbus A350-1000ULR's flagship route, followed by 9,950 miles Sydney–New York likely in 2028, which other ultra-long-haul city pairs could be unlocked by this aircraft?
Earlier this week, @Airbus made history with a 24h, 24m flight from Melbourne to Toulouse. Along the way, the flight passed a few special landmarks on A350-1000ULR and Project Sunrise flights.
An Air France Airbus A350 came dangerously close to an American Airlines A321 after departing Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday. Air traffic control questioned the Air France pilots for failing to follow their assigned SUMMR 2 departure route.
Airbus flew its new A350 freighter for the first time, an important milestone in the European planemaker’s quest to gain a bigger slice of the growing cargo business long dominated by Boeing