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World’s Longest Non-Stop Flight to Take-Off Soon

: Apr 26, 2018 - : 3:54 am

Singapore Airline will be restarting its 19-hour non-stop service to New York, later this year. The airline just completed its first test of the cutting-edge Airbus A350-900ULR, a new variant of the jet lag–busting A350 that can fly up to 11,160 miles—20 hours —without refueling.

 

The world’s longest non-stop flight will officially begin jetting between Singapore and New York at the end of 2018.

 

The Airbus A350-900ULR embarked on its first test flight on 23 April, at which time it made a five-hour round trip that launched from the air-framer’s assembly plant in Toulouse, France.

 

Singapore Airlines will be the first airline offering the record-breaking 20 hour long-haul flight, having ordered a total of seven ULRs, which comes as part of a commitment to 67 A350-900 jets (21 of which have been delivered so far).

 

This model, like Airbus’s other A350 planes, fights jet lag as you fly, with a lighting system that mimics the daylight at your destination to get you prepped for the time change and “an air management system that renews the air every two minutes while helping regulate cabin temperature,” reported a Condé Nast Traveler contributor. These particular -900ULRs will also have fewer seats than on typical A350s to lower the overall weight of the aircraft, though Singapore Airlines hasn’t announced specifics.

 

Previously, the airline had used the A340-500 on the 15,323km journey from Singapore to Newark, New York. However, the four-engine commercial jets were returned to Airbus in 2013 due to the high cost of fuel and the issue that there were only 100 business-class seats on board.

 

The ULR will be capable of flying 17,960km, which will return to Singapore Airlines the title of world’s longest non-stop air route.

 

Bearing in mind that this is still an almost 18,000km plane journey, which will inevitably mean a lot of pins and needles in passengers’ legs, the 900 ULR’s have also been designed to ensure greater comfort, including “fully dark” cabins, the guarantee that all rows will have a window, reduced noise levels and an active humidification system.

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