Tag: aviation record
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24 Hours, 23 Minutes Nonstop! Qantas’ First Airbus A350 Smashes World Flight Test Record Before Project Sunrise Launch
Aviation history has been made as Qantas’ first Airbus A350-1000ULR completed the longest nonstop test flight ever flown by a commercial aircraft, spending an incredible 24 hours and 23 minutes in the air on its journey from Melbourne, Australia, to Toulouse, France. The record-breaking flight surpassed the previous nonstop commercial aircraft test flight record of…
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Atlantic Explorer’s 70-Hour Transatlantic Journey: Albuquerque Balloonist Helps Complete Historic 2,852-Nautical-Mile Hydrogen Balloon Flight
June 5–8, 2026 — A remarkable chapter in aviation history may have just been written as the hydrogen-powered Atlantic Explorer completed an extraordinary transatlantic journey from Maine, USA, to Luxembourg, covering an incredible 2,852 nautical miles in 70 hours and 11 minutes. Among the three-person crew was Albuquerque balloonist Peter Cuneo, alongside veteran pilot Bert…
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