Flying 10,200 miles in nearly 20 hours – first commercial flight from New York to Sydney departs JFK airport
CNN — And we have takeoff. A research flight set to test human limits on long-haul flights during what will be the first commercial flight to travel non-stop from New York to Sydney has departed John F. Kennedy International Airport. With 50 passengers and crew on board acting as ultra long-haul …
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