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A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Good Subscriber Account active since Shortcuts. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile. Log out. US Markets Loading H M S In the news. Taylor Rains. Australian flag carrier Qantas completed the longest passenger flight in its history on Wednesday. The carrier flew passengers on a 9,mile journey from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Darwin, Australia. The flight lasted 17 hours and 25 minutes and crossed Antarctica and the Pacific Ocean.

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Travellers, states and territories told to 'pay up' millions owed to NSW in quarantine fees Posted 5h ago 5 hours ago Sun 14 Nov at am. Both aircraft makers had pitched their jets to Qantas in a competitive months-long process, with Boeing offering up the X and Airbus the A Originally, the ultra long-haul routes were set to launch in or But with the pandemic decimating the global aviation industry, forcing airlines to shift to survival mode, Project Sunrise was put on hold.

They were fraught with danger, and lasted so long they saw two sunrises. During these flights, pilots wore brainwave monitors and had their urine tested in the weeks before and after the flights to track levels of melatonin, a hormone that controls sleep cycles.