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367,000 Glasses Of Wine In The Sky … : These Number Show Why Qantas’ Perth-London Nonstop Route Is A Huge Hit With Flyers

Tomas Kellner
April 16, 2019

Qantas Airways made big headlines last year — and generated more than $100 million Australian dollars in free publicity, according to the airline — when it launched the first nonstop flight between Australia and London, a flight path that’s long been called the Kangaroo Route. The flight took off from Perth in Western Australia on March 24, 2018, and landed 17 hours and 20 minutes later at London’s Heathrow Airport.

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Aerospace

Going For Great: In A Deal Valued At $6.5 Billion, GE Jet Engines Will Power American’s New Dreamliner Fleet

Tomas Kellner
April 07, 2018
Just two weeks ago, a Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner flew nonstop between Australia and London, a flight that lasted more than 17 hours and covered 9,000 miles. The two GE engines that powered the jet have landed in the news again today with an announcement from American Airlines.
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A Flight Of Fancy: Qantas Jet Flies Non-Stop From Australia To London For The First Time, Powered By GE

Dorothy Pomerantz
March 24, 2018
In the 1940s, it took a Qantas flight more than four days and seven stops to fly from Australia to London. A Qantas jet can now cover the same distance in 17 hours and 20 minutes, flying nonstop for the first time.
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United Becomes First U.S. Carrier to Fly New, Longer Dreamliner

September 14, 2014

The Dreamliner is growing up. A new, longer version of the plane powered by a pair of GEnx jet engines recently landed an FAA certification. In September, Boeing delivered the bigger jet to United Airlines, the first carrier to operate the plane in North America.

Starting next month, United will be flying the aircraft, which can carry 252 passengers, six times per week between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia.

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