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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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8 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

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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

Instapundit · Right · Opinion

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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

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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KHOU11 (Tegna, Houston)News report · Jun 18, 8:02 PM

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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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Jun 18, 8:02 PM

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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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Jun 18, 8:02 PM

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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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Jun 18, 8:02 PM

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

worldsthatlllastalmostfull

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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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Jun 18, 8:02 PM

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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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Jun 18, 8:02 PM

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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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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Details60/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 8 sources
60/99 Wording GapLow confidence8 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 8 sources · format mismatchFormats: News report, Opinion

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Jun 18, 8:02 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

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Jun 18, 8:02 PM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 60/99 and story health is developing · 8 sources · format mismatch.