New airliner sets record flying 24 hrs nonstop from Australia to France

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/new-airliner-sets-record-flying-24-hrs-nonstop-from-australia-to-france/

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blackn1ght@feddit.uk · 10 pts · 26d (1 reply)

Imagine being on a flight for 24hrs. I think I'd rather have the stop over.

Peppycito@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 26d

I once went from Toronto to White Horse by bus. It took 100 hours and I don't recommend it.

AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 6 pts · 26d (1 reply)

Bold of them to think that people would pay extra to sit for 20 hours in economy to get to London or Sydney a few hours earlier, rather than suffering the privation of stretching their legs at an airport somewhere in the middle. On such a journey, the airport break in the middle makes the whole thing just about tolerable.

GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 25d
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SenatorCollins@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 25d (2 replies)

Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.

Noodle07@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 25d (1 reply)

What were the odds ?

SenatorCollins@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 25d

Oh, yeah. Chance in a million!

slazer2au@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 26d

Odd to see it go the long way around, over north america rather then the current paths via the middle east.