Air International 2020-10
M.Broadbent - Plight of the long rangers
Qantas used its contingent of 12 A380-800s to serve Dallas/Fort Worth from Sydney/Kingsford Smith
Впечатляющей демонстрацией дальности A340 стал кругосветный перелет с одной посадкой, в который лайнер отправился с Парижского авиасалона 17 июня 1993 года. Самолет вернулся назад с рекордным результатом 48 часов 22 минуты.
Airbus flew this A340-200, F-WWBA (c/n 004), from Paris to Auckland in 1993
Delta has retired the Boeing 777-200LRs used for very long-haul routes to destinations including Australia
United, which currently has 57 Boeing 787s, used the -9 variant on links to Singapore and Sydney
The Airbus A350-900 is part of a new generation of widebody aircraft helping carriers push the boundaries of long-haul flying. This Japan Airlines (JAL) example, JA01XJ (c/n 321), was delivered to the Tokyo-based firm in June last year
Airbus A350-ULRs operate the world's longest flight between Singapore and New York/Newark
Singapore Airlines has seven Airbus A350-900ULRs
Philippines Airlines use its six-strong fleet of A350-900s fly to New York from Manila