Qantas 787

[Greg Hyde]

A couple of news reports on LHR to SYD

Qantas Prepares For London to Sydney Non-Stop Test Flight

https://samchui.com/2019/11/13/qanta.../#.Xcyp-9VS9c9

Qantas CEO dials back Project Sunrise expectations

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says the airline will choose between the Airbus A350-1000 and Boeing 777X within the next 12 months as partners in its non-stop Project Sunrise flights to London and New York.

However, regardless of the jet chosen to make those marathon 18-20 hour treks, there’s no longer an expectation that it will carry the airline’s previously-stated goal of 300+ passengers across four classes.

“Our belief is [ultra-long-haul flights are] not going to be full passenger payload and freight, but there is sufficient capability to make it commercially viable,” Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has told The South China Morning Post.

Joyce has until now been bullish on expectations that the non-stop flights would have over 300 seats spread across first class, business class, premium economy and economy.

Read: Qantas wants four classes, 300+ passengers in ultra-long range jets

The airline is already talking with seatmakers regarding new designs for the ultra-long flights “to see what kind of a step change we can create for our customers,” Qantas International CEO Alison Webster told Australia Business Traveller earlier this year.

https://www.executivetraveller.com/q...e-expectations