Qantas can't fly the ultra-long haul routes with the planes available today, but it can run the test flights by only carrying 40 passengers on board.
Qantas Airlines is planning three nonstop test flights from London and New York City to Sydney, Australia. The airline said it will test the routes with three Boeing 787-9 aircraft when it takes delivery of them this fall from Boeing's Seattle plant. The flights will be about 19 hours, the world's longest, and the roughly 40 people on board will be monitored by doctors to see how they cope with such a flight. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Qantas Airlines is planning three nonstop test flights from London and New York City to Sydney, Australia. The airline said it will test the routes with three Boeing 787-9 aircraft when it takes delivery of them this fall from Boeing's Seattle plant. The flights will be about 19 hours, the world's longest, and the roughly 40 people on board will be monitored by doctors to see how they cope with such a flight. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
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