Qantas And Airbus Overcome Regulatory Hurdle For Project Sunrise

Qantas A350 in flight

Qantas ordered 12 modified long-range versions of the Airbus A350-1000.

Credit: Qantas
Qantas has taken a major step toward gaining clearance for its Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul initiative after European regulators approved a key aircraft modification that had delayed the program. Project Sunrise is aimed at operating record-breaking flights, initially from Sydney to London and...
Adrian Schofield

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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