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  1. 19 Oct 2019
  2. The made their first flight 116 years ago today flying 120 feet. Today’s longest flight, from New York to Sydney is traveling 52,536,000 feet.

  3. 14 Nov 2019

    has landed after 17,800km and 19hr 18min.

  4. 13 Nov 2019

    We've taken off. This is the voice of Capt Helen Trenerry. Listen to her PA.

  5. 19 Oct 2019

    There she is! The first non-stop flight by Qantas between New York City and Sydney Australia! 19.5 hours in the sky!

  6. 14 Nov 2019

    Touchdown. ✈️ Time saved compared to LHR-SIN-SYD service = 1hr 57 mins. Remaining fuel upon landing was approximately 6300kg which translates to about 1 hour 45 minutes of flight time. More info here avail here >> .

  7. 14 Nov 2019

    Planned flying time today is 19 hours and 17 minutes! This tops my list of things i never want to have to hear in my PA’s EVER!!! What would you do onboard for that length of time ? Interesting to see a single captain, SFO and two FO cruise pilots

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  8. The 2nd flight has just departed London for Sydney. is planned to take 19 hr 18 min. Takeoff weight: 231,920 kg Fuel: 100,000 kg (not quite full tanks) Flight plan: 49 waypoints between London and Sydney Follow live at

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  9. 14 Nov 2019

    A well earned rest as VH-ZNJ ‘Longreach’ enters the hanger.

  10. 19 Oct 2019

    Welcome home! Several spotters out this morning.

  11. 13 Nov 2019

    is about to take-off on its nonstop research flight from to with 52 pax, 6 crew and 4 flight crew commanded by Capt Helen Trenerry. Get live updates from the cockpit here and follow the 17,750km journey .

  12. 18 Oct 2019

    The first flight is flying today. travelling 16,000Km non-stop New York to Sydney. Amazing! Good luck , I'll be following on FlightRadar.

    schedules departure for QF7879
  13. Touchdown in Sydney! Planned flight time: 19:18 Actual flight time: 19:18

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  14. 13 Nov 2019

    will recreate our history-making LHR-SYD flight 30 years ago when it takes off 6am Thurs local time. It'll be flown by , a brand new Boeing787-9 named Longreach. Our 1989 flight was made by our first 747-400.

  15. Touchdown! 19hrs 18mins London-Sydney. 1 min longer than NY-Syd.

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  16. While today’s will be measured in hours, the first flight from London to Australia in 1919 took 28 days.

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  17. 14 Nov 2019

    A msg from the flight deck of : From the crew onboard, we're honoured to be operating this historic service.

  18. 19 Oct 2019

    If SBS didn’t record the whole Qantas journey for a 20hr slow tv documentary then that’s a wasted opportunity.

  19. 19 Oct 2019

    welcome to Sydney! Plenty of enthusiasts out to watch, and a nice shadow on International Day of the Air Traffic Controller

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