QANTAS Fleet and Operations

[James Smith]

Yep, 20hr test flight reduced by 4hours.

A side trip two-thirds of the way to PER and back will take the total flight time for ZNL close to the 20 hour mark.

I thought that the flight would head west from PAE towards Japan and then south to Australian, but heading west from southern NSW has resulted in the added time being flown in Australian airspace which is a logical and less costly solution. Now ZNL is due to land in less than an hour.