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The Australian Qantas prefers Airbus over Boeing to advance the development of longest flights in the world with his Sunrise Project.
It was made official, if the airline manages to move forward with the project and overcome all the limitations that still remain to be resolved, will use airplanes Airbus A350-1000 about the Boeing 777X that have not even made their first flight yet and despite the fact that the first flights of the project were carried out with Boeing 787.
Thinking about the immediate nature of the project given the market need for these flights, Qantas opted for Airbus to work on modified versions of the Airbus A350-1000 for the Sunrise Project, which seeks to have the longest flights in the world with a final destination of Australia..
Despite the close historical relationship between Qantas and Boeing, the airline shortlisted the Airbus A350 as its preferred aircraft, despite the fact that the official order has not yet been made to Airbus, for which the airline still has one more month to do so.
The final decision on the official launch of the project will be made in March 2020.
Aircraft selection
After a detailed evaluation of the Boeing 777X and Airbus A350, Qantas has selected the A350-1000 as the preferred aircraft if it continues with ProjectSunrise. This aircraft uses the Rolls Royce Trent XWB engine, which have a strong track record of reliability after being in service with airlines for over two years.
Airbus will add an additional fuel tank and slightly increase the maximum takeoff weight to deliver the performance required for Sunrise routes.
No orders have been placed, but Qantas will work closely with Airbus to prepare the contract terms of up to 12 planes ahead of Qantas Board's final decision.
Regulatory approval
The last of three Project Sunrise research flights (Nueva York a Sydney) will be carried out on 17 from December. Once completed, Qantas will have almost 60 hours of studies and thousands of data on the well-being of the crew and passengers.
The crew data will be used as part of final discussions with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to approve an extension to the current operational limits required for these ultra-long-haul services.. Based on detailed information already provided by Qantas about its fatigue risk management system, CASA has provisionally advised that it sees no regulatory obstacles to Sunrise flights.
Negotiation with Pilots
Negotiations with representatives of Qantas pilots, QUOTE, continue. Discussions aim to close last remaining gap in Project Sunrise case.
Qantas has submitted a number of suggestions to AIPA on how the gap could be closed while continuing to offer three per cent annual pay rises and promotion opportunities to its long-haul pilots.. Discussions focus on productivity and efficiency gains, including the ability to use the same pilots on its Airbus A350 aircraft and the airline's existing Airbus A330 fleet.
Customer experience
Designing the customer experience for flights up to 21 hours continues, including new cabins in First Class, Business, Premium Economy y Economy.
Research flights have underlined the importance of dedicated space for stretching and movement for Economy passengers in particular, as well as the potential benefits of redesigning inflight service to actively shift people to their destination's time zone.
So, In the coming months we will know if this project takes off or not..
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