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Boeing 777-200LR (N6066Z) flew a demonstration flight from Hong Kong to London non-stop in 2005 in an unusual east-bound route, setting a new world record at the time ...
By 2023, 29 of the 30 longest flights in the world (by great circle distance), were now all ultra-long-haul in duration ranging from 16 hours to 18 hours and 50 minutes in duration. In 2016 and 2017, ultra-long-haul flights were launched from Dubai and Doha to Auckland respectively.
The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.The 777 is the world's largest twinjet and the most-built wide-body airliner.
Qantas has said it could order Boeing's 777-8 or the rival Airbus SE A350-1000 for the longest commercial flights in history by the end of this year, with hopes of delivery from late 2022.
Operated on a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft, the new flight brought many of the Middle Eastern carrier’s 38 European destinations and cities within the one-stop range of New Zealand. 7. Los Angeles ...
According to Reuters, the airline has announced flights to and from Qatar’s capital, Doha, to Auckland, New Zealand.
It was the longest regularly scheduled commercial flight except until termination on November 23, 2013, and relaunch on October 18, 2018 [55] until being surpassed in 2020. 2019 October 18 to 20, 2019 16,200 km Boeing 787-9: Qantas between New York and Sydney in 19 hours 16 minutes. [56] [57] 2003: November 5, 2003: 15,300 km: Boeing 777-300ER
The GE90-110B1 powered a 777-200LR during the world's longest flight by a commercial airliner, though there were no fare-paying passengers on the flight, only journalists and invited guests. The 777-200LR flew 13,423 mi (21,602 km) in 22 hours, 22 minutes, flying from Hong Kong to London "the long way": over the Pacific, over the continental U ...