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Qantas to launch world’s longest nonstop flight that'll last almost a full day

The airline on Thursday unveiled the first of its specially-modified Airbus A350-1000 jets that will regularly make the 10,573-mile journey.

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What happened The airline on Thursday unveiled the first of its specially-modified Airbus A350-1000 jets that will regularly make the 10,573-mile journey.
The headline split The center frames it as "Qantas to launch world’s longest nonstop flight that'll last almost a full day". The right frames it as "NOW THAT’S A LONG HAUL: Qantas to launch world’s longest nonstop commercial flight betwee...".
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CenterQantas to launch world’s longest nonstop flight that'll last almost a full day

WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNOW THAT’S A LONG HAUL: Qantas to launch world’s longest nonstop commercial flight between Sydney an

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jun 18, 8:02 PM

Qantas to launch world’s longest nonstop flight that'll last almost a full day

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The airline on Thursday unveiled the first of its specially-modified Airbus A350-1000 jets that will regularly make the 10,573-mile journey.

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InstapunditOpinion · Jun 18, 7:51 PM

NOW THAT’S A LONG HAUL: Qantas to launch world’s longest nonstop commercial flight between Sydney an

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NOW THAT’S A LONG HAUL: Qantas to launch world’s longest nonstop commercial flight between Sydney and London. Qantas plans to launch what it says will be the world’s longest nonstop commerc...

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