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Qantas’ ‘Project Sunrise’ To Offer Longest Nonstop Flights

Airline is ordering 12 Airbus A350s that can reach any city from Australia.

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Key Takeaways:

  • Qantas is launching "Project Sunrise," an ultra long-haul flight program set to begin in late 2025, offering nonstop service from Australia to global destinations like New York and London.
  • The airline is ordering 12 specially configured Airbus A350-1000s for these routes, featuring custom cabins with "wellbeing zones" and a reduced capacity of 238 passengers to enhance comfort on journeys over 19 hours.
  • These Project Sunrise flights are anticipated to be among the longest scheduled commercial flights in the world, strategically connecting Australia directly to any city globally.
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Australian airline Qantas said it is kicking off an ultra long-haul flight program called Project Sunrise, under which it will provide nonstop service from Australia to destination cities across the globe, including New York and London. The flights are slated to begin from Sydney in late 2025.

Qantas said it is ordering 12 Airbus A350-1000s to operate the planned new flights. The aircraft “will have the range for direct flights between Australia and any city in the world,” the company said. The planes will also have cabins specially designed to increase passenger comfort on long-haul flights. And will include common areas called wellbeing zones.

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4

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