Informer Cyprian

Qantas’ first Airbus A350-1000ULR has rolled out of the final assembly line in Toulouse

Spotted on the apron at Toulouse-Blagnac this week.. Heads into ∼2 months of flight testing to certify systems and the ULR modifications before delivery to Qantas’ _Project Sunrise_ — nonstop Sydney-London and Sydney-New York flights up to 22 hours long

Project Sunrise details:
- Qantas has 12 A350-1000ULRs on order, plus 12 standard A350-1000s
- ULR mod: Extra 20,000-litre rear centre fuel tank for ultra-long range
-First delivery end of 2026, commercial Project Sunrise service starting very early 2027
-Will be the world’s longest nonstop flights at 10,573 miles, beating Singapore’s JFK-SIN

The 12 Sunrise jets will be named after stars, honoring Qantas’ WWII “Double Sunrise” Catalina flights that used star navigation