The first non-stop commercial airline flight from New York to Sydney has landed after 19 hours 16 minutes in the air. A total of 49 passengers and crew were on the flight, which was used to run a series of experiments to assess health and well-being onboard. Data from these experiments will be used help […]

Qantas’ first Project Sunrise (opens in new window) research flight is set to take off from New York to Sydney this evening. Qantas Flight 7879, with 50 passengers and crew on board, will depart New York’s John F Kennedy Airport at 9pm New York as the first commercial airline to fly non-stop between New York […]

• Qantas expanding research on dedicated non-stop New York to Sydney flight • Onboard health and wellbeing strategies being tested on crew and volunteer passengers. A study of passengers travelling on long haul Qantas flights has revealed the tricks travellers are currently using to help minimise jetlag. The research is part of ongoing studies the […]

Qantas’ newest 787 Dreamliner has rolled out of the paint shop at Boeing’s factory in Washington State today, wearing a special Centenary livery to celebrate the flying kangaroo’s 100th year in the skies. Qantas will turn 99 in November, and as it enters its 100th year of operations, is embarking on a range of initiatives […]