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Project Sunrise Airbus A350-1000ULR Jets for Qantas Ultra Long-Haul Flights

Sector: Airport • Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Source: The Nightly

Project
Planned

Qantas' Project Sunrise involves the introduction of direct, ultra long-haul flights between Australia's east coast and New York and London using specialised Airbus A350-1000ULR jets. The project aims to operate non-stop routes with aircraft capable of flights up to 22 hours, featuring a four-class layout. The first jet is being prepared in a French workshop, with pilot training underway in Sydney

Status
Prospective
Sector
Airport, Aerospace & Defense
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Nightly

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The project “Project Sunrise Airbus A350-1000ULR Jets for Qantas Ultra Long-Haul Flights” is an infrastructure initiative in the Airport sector, located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Nightly.

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2026-07-22

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Qantas' Project Sunrise involves the introduction of direct, ultra long-haul flights between Australia's east coast and New York and London using specialised Airbus A350-1000ULR jets. The project aims to operate non-stop routes with aircraft capable of flights up to 22 hours, featuring a four-class layout. The first jet is being prepared in a French workshop, with pilot training underway in Sydney.

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Aviation

Location

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Australia

State

New South Wales

City

Sydney

Source

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The Nightly

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Airport, Aerospace & Defense

Article published date

2026-05-29

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