Airbus A350 Qantas

Qantas will order 12 Airbus A350s capable of flying direct from Australia to any other city including New York and London, starting from Sydney in late 2025 ...

Our domestic market share is higher and the demand for direct international flights is even stronger than it was before Covid.'' The first of these aircraft will start to arrive in late 2023, with the order including purchase right options for another 94 aircraft for delivery through to at least 2034. As you'd expect, the cabin is being specially designed for maximum comfort in all classes for long-haul flying." "The board's decision to approve what is the largest aircraft order in Australian aviation is a clear vote of confidence in the future of the Qantas Group." "It's the last frontier and the final fix for the tyranny of distance. The A350-1000s will be ordered to operate non-stop "Project Sunrise" flights and the airline today detailed the aircraft order and how the planes will be fitted out.

Qantas is expected to confirm plans to launch flights connecting Australia's east coast to London and New York non-stop on Monday with a blockbuster order ...

The A220 is not currently used by any local airline. The airline has spent almost five years working on so-called “Project Sunrise”, plotting record-breaking flights of more than 20 hours from Sydney to London and Sydney to New York, and is set to confirm an order for up to a dozen Airbus A350-1000s at Sydney Airport on Monday morning. Qantas is expected to confirm plans to launch flights connecting Australia’s east coast to London and New York non-stop on Monday with a blockbuster order for new jets to operate the ultra-long-haul routes.

Qantas has ordered 52 Airbus jets with options for a further 94 while also on Monday morning giving Project Sunrise the official go-ahead.

But these incoming jets do represent a significant step-up in Qantas' future capabilities and combined with the Project Sunrise flights, sees Qantas chart its course over the medium-term future. In a hangar at Sydney Airport on Monday morning, Mr Joyce confirmed he'd signed on the dotted line with Airbus to take the 12 Project Sunrise Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. On Monday morning, Mr Joyce also confirmed firm orders for 20 Airbus A321XLR and 20 Airbus A220-300 aircraft to start replacing Qantas’ narrowbody Boeing 737 and 717 fleet. As you’d expect, the cabin is being specially designed for maximum comfort in all classes for long-haul flying," said the Qantas CE0. In the early hours of Monday morning, the jet departed Perth for the trip across to Sydney, where it landed around 60 minutes ahead of the big announcement. Qantas has also secured options for a further 94 narrowbody Airbus jets spread over the next decade.

Qantas Airways Ltd said on Monday it had ordered 12 A350-1000 planes from Airbus SE to be used on what will be the world's longest commercial flight from ...

The order also includes options to buy another 94 aircraft that would arrive through to 2034. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Airline plans flights from south-east Australia by end of 2025 to run up to 20 hours and be among world's longest.

Qantas has also ordered an additional 40 Airbus aircraft – A321XLRs and A220-300s – for domestic operations, with the first of these aircraft to be delivered next year. Qantas Group – which includes budget carrier Jetstar – also released its third quarter financial update on Monday. While the resurgence of domestic and some international travel markets has boosted revenue, the airline still expects to post “a significant” full-year loss. The flights will run up to 20 hours without stopping and become among the world’s longest. Conversely, these weight restrictions could lead Qantas to opt for a more spacious seat configuration in its A350s, Webber said, as it can’t maximise the number of seats in line with available cabin space. It’s a real inefficiency compared with flights that can carry less and refuel at a stop over,” Webber said. Confirming reports that have swirled in recent days, Qantas announced its mega order with French plane manufacturer Airbus for 12 of its A350-1000 aircraft.

Qantas consolidates a fleet that is committed to Airbus products: 299 narrow-body aircraft and 12 A350-1000s to be delivered in 10 years.

Add 15% more passengers and 17% less fuel consumption to the equation. In addition, it will create a wellbeing zone where passengers will be able to stretch their legs and do some exercises. As mentioned above, it has confirmed the purchase of 12 Airbus A350-1000s for the most complex technical and human challenge in contemporary aviation.

An Airbus A350-1000, sporting Airbus livery alongside the Qantas logo and other poignant decals, landed in Sydney on Monday in support of Qantas' major ...

However, after this point, work on Project Sunrise was put on pause due to the pandemic. “Throughout our history, the aircraft we’ve flown have defined the era we’re in. Deliveries are expected to begin in late 2023. Qantas on Monday finally confirmed Project Sunrise direct flights from London and New York to Sydney will launch in 2025 after it placed a firm order for 12 Airbus A350-1000s. VIDEO: Airbus A350-1000 F-WMIL flypast of Sydney Harbour Bridge in the last hour as it arrives from Toulouse & Perth to celebrate the Qantas order for twelve of the type to launch#ProjectSunriseto London & New York from Sydney & Melbourne. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce was joined by Airbus to celebrate the announcement and sign an official order for 12 Airbus A350-1000s. In light of the order, Qantas is back on track to begin its first non-stop direct flights from Sydney to London and New York in 2025.

Qantas has confirmed an order for a dozen Airbus A350-1000 aircraft which will operate the world's longest flights, connecting east-coast Australia to ...

The A321XLRs will not only have more seats than the 737s they replace (200 versus 174) but can fly around 3000 kilometres further, with a range of 8700 kilometres. A “wellbeing zone” will be available for passengers to stretch during their marathon flights. “And this fleet order is unbelievably significant. However, list prices are typically discounted by about 50 per cent. Airbus last listed the A350-1000 model in 2018 for $US366.5 million ($520 million) each, putting the deal at $6.2 billion on paper. The airline on Monday confirmed an order for a dozen Airbus A350-1000 jets to operate the world’s longest flights of around 20 hours, starting with flights from Sydney to London and to New York in late 2025.

The A350-1000 test aircraft that taxied straight into the Qantas hangar for the media event after her early-morning arrival in Sydney is more or less the same ...

On the left are the curtains to Premium Economy. (Qantas) Qantas Group also converted twenty A320neo’s on order for subsidiary Jetstar into A321XLRs. The airline gets its first of eighteen A321LR this July. Including the original (and now amended) order for 45 A320neo’s and 64 A321neo’s, Qantas Group has now orders and options for 299 Airbus narrowbody aircraft. Add to this the economies and efficiency of the A350-1000, and Qantas should have got its calculations right. Qantas also published a trading update today, fresh on the back of closing its third quarter of FY22. Although it didn’t offer detailed Q3 numbers, the airline says that domestic traffic is over pre-Covid levels with capacity at 110 percent of 2019. Although referred to as a ‘next-generation suite’, it builds on the product offered on the 787-9. The modern look reflects that of other recent Qantas cabin products but is far more ‘plush’ than First Class in the A380, which has no privacy doors. A closer look at the Qantas Project Sunrise Airbus A350-1000. And we also look at the other types the airline ordered today. The aircraft will most likely stay within the specifications of the standard -1000, like Maximum Take-Off Weight: “The -1000 is certified to 319 tonnes MTOW and any additional needs will be determined during the certification process.” There will be no change to the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB97s. Qantas has shared preliminary concepts of the cabin but is still fine-tuning its ideas. The Qantas -1000 will have 238 seats compared to 372 in a standard, three-class -1000, so this shows you how the Project Sunrise version trades in capacity for range: extra fuel and fewer passengers. The confirmation of the order for twelve Airbus A350-1000s concludes the first planning phase of Qantas for its ultra-long-haul Project Sunrise. The next is the introduction of the type in 2025 and launching the nineteen to twenty-hour flights. “This isn’t an -1000ULR”, an Airbus spokesperson stresses again on the phone to AirInsight from Sydney. That’s in contrast to the A350-900ULR, which got the Ultra Long Range designation thanks to some tweaks like an extra fuel tank.