Lightweight aircraft are making it possible to fly from London to Sydney without a break
AT 63 metres long, 17 metres tall and weighing more than 250 tonnes, it is a wonder that the 787-9 Dreamliner built by Boeing, an American aircraft-manufacturer, manages to fly at all. And yet on March 24th and 25th, the massive airliner managed to remain aloft for 17 hours straight on Qantas Airways’ inaugural 14,500-km flight from Perth to London. It was the first non-stop flight from Australia to Britain in history.are becoming ever-more common.
According to OAG, an aviation-data firm, there are now 19 regularly-scheduled long-haul flights travelling distances of at least 7,000 nautical miles .This long-haul renaissance can be attributed in part to lighter, more fuel-efficient aircraft made of carbon-fibre composites . Low oil prices and strong demand from business travellers have also made ultra-long routes more profitable.
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