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Airbus jet completes 24-hour flight in push for world’s longest commercial route

Airbus completed a test flight lasting more than 24 hours, a key step toward Qantas’ planned nonstop service linking Australia and Europe.The aircraft – a specially adapted A350-1000ULR – flew 14,338 miles from Melbourne, Australia, to Toulouse, France, in 24 hours and 24 minutes, according to Flightradar24 data.The flight was a major test for Qantas’ Project Sunrise, launched in 2017 to create the world’s longest nonstop commercial routes.FAA SCALES BACK AMERICAN AIRLINES NATIONWIDE GROUND STOP AFTER SYSTEMWIDE IT OUTAGEAirbus has been testing the aircraft as part of a two-month campaign that...