Boeing To Set Distance Record With London-Hong Kong Flight

Boeing yesterday was expecting to set a new distance record on an eastbound flight from Hong Kong to London in a 777-200LR. The 23-hour flight will cover more than 11,000 nautical miles. It will break the existing record for its size and weight category, which was a 9,200 nautical mile flight from...

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