Plane spotters watch as a Qantas Airbus A350-1000ULR aircraft, part of the airline’s Project Sunrise fleet, arrives at the Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Australia, on July 24, 2026. 

A new long-range airliner soared high over California on Monday before finally touching down in France on Tuesday morning after flying for more than 24 hours straight from Australia, Qantas Airways announced. 

Built for the carrier’s Project Sunrise, the cutting-edge Airbus A350-1000 is designed to fly passengers nonstop from the east coast of Australia to London and New York — a “world first,” according to the company. 

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A Qantas A350-1000ULR aircraft arrives at the Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Australia, on July 24, 2026, after a 19-hour-and-13-minute delivery flight from the........

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