Airbus completes first flight of A350-1000ULR for Qantas’ ultra-long-haul Project Sunrise

The Airbus A350-1000ULR’s first flight. PIC COURTESY/Airbus

Airbus has completed the first flight of its A350-1000ULR, the aircraft selected by Qantas for its Project Sunrise program.

The test flight took place in Toulouse, France, where the aircraft spent three hours and 43 minutes in the air and climbed to more than 41,000 feet.

The jet was developed to support 22-hour-long, nonstop flights between Sydney and London, a route spanning nearly 10,000 nautical miles.

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