FlightGlobalDavid Kaminski-Morrow

Airbus A350-1000ULR prototype lands in Melbourne on Qantas Project Sunrise pre-launch test

A specially equipped Airbus A350-1000ULR arrived in Australia after a 19-hour nonstop flight from Toulouse, as part of Qantas Project Sunrise preparations. The aircraft is now set to return via a transpacific crossing—framing the longest commercial non-stop passenger route work with the most demanding test conditions to date.

2026-07-27T10:37:04.863122-07:00