Boeing, Airbus Betting On 777X, A350 Variants To Meet Qantas Challenge

Credit: Qantas
Qantas Airways has thrown down the gauntlet to the two major jet airframers to meet the Sydney-London nonstop challenge, and such an extreme route almost may be in reach for Boeing and Airbus. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce renewed—at a recent earnings briefing—the challenge for Airbus and Boeing to propose...
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