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The airline is expected to announce tomorrow (Monday 2nd May) that its ambitious and long-anticipated Project Sunrise flights – and an order for a fleet of twelve ultra-long range Airbus A350 jets – have been given the green light.
Qantas will hold a press conference to “make a significant announcement about the future shape of its network” at 8.30am Monday, with the venue set for the airline’s Hangar 96 at Sydney Airport.
An Airbus A350-1000 is now en route from Airbus’ headquarters at Toulouse to Australia, adorned with Qantas logos and a slogan of Our spirit flies further – and there will be no surprise if this eye-catchingly sleek jet is parked inside Hangar 96 come Monday morning.
Not coincidentally, Airbus has also invited media to “a cocktail reception to celebrate four decades of Airbus partnerships with the Australian aviation industry” to be held in Sydney on Monday evening, with Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer and other company executives in attendance.
Our guide to Qantas Project Sunrise, below, dives more into what will be the world’s longest commercial flights.
Qantas expects to launch non-stop flights from Sydney and Melbourne to London and New York from mid-2025, should the airline give the green light to the ambitious plan it’s dubbed Project Sunrise.
To tackle the 18-20 hour direct flights – which will also rank as the world’s longest flights, both by distance and time – Qantas will order a fleet of revolutionary Airbus A350-1000 jets in a special ‘ultra long range’ version designed specifically for the airline.
In turn, these globe-striding Qantas Project Sunrise Airbus A350s will usher in a new generation of first class and business class suites, along with a fresh take on premium economy and even economy seating – plus ‘stand and stretch’ areas for all passengers.
It’s a multi-billion dollar investment which Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has described as the airline’s “big strategic deal” of the 2020s, and a game-changer for global travel.
The Kangaroo Route between Australia and London will for the first time be done in a single hop – indeed, a mighty continent-vaulting leap – while passengers and crew will see two sunrises during the epic journey, giving rise to the Project Sunrise banner.
While Project Sunrise has been in the planning since August 2017, and the Covid pandemic put those plans on hold for the past two years, Joyce believes there will be even greater demand for these non-stop flights to the airline’s major destinations in the era of post-pandemic travel.
And the countdown clock is ticking: a decision on Project Sunrise and the Qantas A350s could be made within weeks.
Qantas intends to place an initial order for twelve A350s, although more are likely to follow – not just to expand the Project Sunrise network but to take on other long-range routes such as Perth to London and Sydney and Melbourne to the USA.
At a previously-published list price of US$366.5 million per A350, even one dozen A350s for Project Sunrise represents a massive outlay of US$4.4 billion, although airlines typically receive a discount of up to 50% off the sticker.
Story sourced from here
Qantas Project Sunrise: A350 order, routes, everything you need to know - Executive Traveller
Our guide to Qantas Project Sunrise, below, dives more into what will be the world’s longest commercial flights.
Qantas expects to launch non-stop flights from Sydney and Melbourne to London and New York from mid-2025, should the airline give the green light to the ambitious plan it’s dubbed Project Sunrise.
To tackle the 18-20 hour direct flights – which will also rank as the world’s longest flights, both by distance and time – Qantas will order a fleet of revolutionary Airbus A350-1000 jets in a special ‘ultra long range’ version designed specifically for the airline.
In turn, these globe-striding Qantas Project Sunrise Airbus A350s will usher in a new generation of first class and business class suites, along with a fresh take on premium economy and even economy seating – plus ‘stand and stretch’ areas for all passengers.
It’s a multi-billion dollar investment which Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has described as the airline’s “big strategic deal” of the 2020s, and a game-changer for global travel.
The Kangaroo Route between Australia and London will for the first time be done in a single hop – indeed, a mighty continent-vaulting leap – while passengers and crew will see two sunrises during the epic journey, giving rise to the Project Sunrise banner.
While Project Sunrise has been in the planning since August 2017, and the Covid pandemic put those plans on hold for the past two years, Joyce believes there will be even greater demand for these non-stop flights to the airline’s major destinations in the era of post-pandemic travel.
And the countdown clock is ticking: a decision on Project Sunrise and the Qantas A350s could be made within weeks.
The Qantas Airbus A350 order
Qantas intends to place an initial order for twelve A350s, although more are likely to follow – not just to expand the Project Sunrise network but to take on other long-range routes such as Perth to London and Sydney and Melbourne to the USA.
At a previously-published list price of US$366.5 million per A350, even one dozen A350s for Project Sunrise represents a massive outlay of US$4.4 billion, although airlines typically receive a discount of up to 50% off the sticker.
Story sourced from here
Qantas Project Sunrise: A350 order, routes, everything you need to know - Executive Traveller
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