Singapore – New York: the longest flight in the world

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Singapore – New York: The longest flight in the world begins its operations on 11 October with the new Ultra Long Range aircraft Airbus A350 ONLY.

This flight will set a new world record as the longest commercial flight. This operation will require 18 hours and 45 minutes of flight approximately, may vary according to the wind conditions en route.

Although this flight is not new, since the same Singapore Airlines operated it until November 2013, It is an important milestone for long-haul operations with state-of-the-art aircraft.

The new longest

year after years, airlines have competed to become the longest commercial flight in the world, but finally came a route that will be very hard to beat.

Non-stop flight from Singapore International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport in New York will raise the limit, requiring almost 19 hours of flight in a journey of more than 9.500 miles.

This flight has some peculiarities, especially in the operation and special characteristics of the aircraft that will fly this new, longest route in the world, The Airbus A350-900 XWB ULR.

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Definitely, Singapore Airlines imposes a great challenge for the industry given the need to connect more cities located at a greater distance from each other every day., ¿cuál será el límite de estos ultra largos vuelos?

Some analyzes indicate that the limit would reach the 21 flight hours, this given that current technology would have reached its limits and to extend flights even further, new studies will be required, materials and designs that allow longer flights, but maintaining efficiency, comfort and safety, In addition to the physiological factors of being inside a closed and pressurized space for long periods of time.

Ultra Long Range Airbus A350 ONLY

The aircraft that will set the new world record for the world's longest flight was delivered to Singapore Airlines on 22 September 2018 in Toulouse, France and also poses a great challenge for Boeing.

This aircraft is a new variant of the Airbus A350-900, named url – Ultra Long Range for its acronym in English and apply new settings, adaptations and small changes in the design made jointly between the airline and the manufacturer in order to achieve this flight.

The main features of this aircraft are, among other:

• maximum takeoff weight 280 tons.
• Larger winglets with Aerodynamic Performance Improvement package.
• Complete connectivity with WiFi and the latest generation of in-flight entertainment.
• Solo 2 lessons (67 seats in Business Class and 95 en Premium Economy Class), which implies fewer passengers and increases the autonomy of the plane, but also the price of each ticket.
• can load 24.000 additional liters of fuel without additional tanks.
• can fly more than 20 non-stop hours.
• Special cabin with air system, windows and lighting to reduce jet lag.
• can fly up 9.700 nautical miles.

Singapure Airlines is the launch customer for this special version, being the main operator of the plane with 67 aircraft ordered from Airbus, of which 7 are version A350-900ULR.

This aircraft will also operate the routes to Los Angeles and San Francisco, which are also part of the longest flights in the world from Singapore.

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