Longest route.

[red750]

A Qantas charter Boeing 787-9 is making its way from Perth to Los Angeles, non-stop. QF315 departed just after 2:30am this morning (14 October) and is expected to land at 4am the same day, local time.

Clocking in at 9,319 miles, Perth to Los Angeles is too long to be flown by Qantas' Boeing 787-9 non-stop as a regular commercial flight. Qantas lists the range of its Boeing 787s at 9,008 miles with a full payload – just enough to cover Perth-London.

But as a charter flight with considerably less weight onboard, the Boeing 787 has the legs to fly much further! Once the Airbus A350-1000 ULR comes into service for Project Sunrise, Perth-Los Angeles could be a new permanent route to look out for.

[skippydiesel]

is this progress?

 

Was a time when the journey was something to enjoy, remember. Now its something to endure, get over quickly. 😈

[facthunter]

It's what a lot of people want or it would not be being done. Saves Landing charges and sitting around Airports. Nev

[Moneybox]

We just flew the 11 hrs from Perth to Johannesburg with South African Airways, couldn’t understand any of the audio and the entertainment didn’t work well enough to use. We were just fortunate to be tired enough to catch up on some sleep while sitting up. There wasn’t enough space to topple over so that helped. We just had to hope they didn’t decide to land somewhere in between.

[skippydiesel]

1 hour ago, Moneybox said:

We just flew the 11 hrs from Perth to Johannesburg with South African Airways, couldn’t understand any of the audio and the entertainment didn’t work well enough to use. We were just fortunate to be tired enough to catch up on some sleep while sitting up. There wasn’t enough space to topple over so that helped. We just had to hope they didn’t decide to land somewhere in between.

Many many years ago, I and my family flew Joburg/Sydney in a Super Constellation. Dont remember a lot. Think it took the best part of 3 days. Overnights in a hotel. Plenty of room in the aircraft. Wonderful cabin crew. Menu choices. Arrived fresh & ready to play.

 

One memory that stuck was an engine shutdown over the Indian Ocean - apparently "to save fuel" ????😈

[facthunter]

Lockheed Super Consternation.  Nev