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World's longest commercial test flight completed from Sydney to New York

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

12:08 20 Oct 2019


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What would be the world's longest commercial flight has been successfully tested non-stop from New York to Sydney.

The Qantas flight traveled over 16 thousand kilometers for nearly 20 hours with 50 passengers and crew - touching down in Australia with fuel to spare.

The journey, on a new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, was an experiment to see how ultra-long-haul travel affects those on board - including Irishman, Alan Joyce, who's CEO of Qantas.

Captain of the flight, Sean Golding, spoke to reporters on board:

World's longest commercial test flight completed from Sydney to New York

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