Airbus keeps an A350 flying for 24 hours
The plane earns its name thanks to its use of an additional rear center fuel tank that can carry 20,900 liters of fuel capacity. That tank gives the plane a range of almost 10,000 nautical miles, or 18,500km/11,500 miles. MORE CONTEXT Britain hopes £7.3M will help electric and hydrogen aircraft take off Airbus takes flight from AWS.
- ▪The plane earns its name thanks to its use of an additional rear center fuel tank that can carry 20,900 liters of fuel capacity.
- ▪That tank gives the plane a range of almost 10,000 nautical miles, or 18,500km/11,500 miles.
- ▪MORE CONTEXT Britain hopes £7.3M will help electric and hydrogen aircraft take off Airbus takes flight from AWS.
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); offbeat Airbus keeps an A350 flying for 24 hours Ultra long range edition should enable 22-hour nonstop Australia-to-Europe flights next year Simon Sharwood Simon Sharwood APAC Editor APAC Editor Published wed 29 Jul 2026 // 07:34 UTC Airbus yesterday flew the latest variant of its A350 widebody jet from Australia to France, non-stop, on a route that saw it remain aloft for over 24 hours.The variant is called the A350-1000ULR, which stands for Ultra-Long Range.
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