澳航Qantas在8/25发布的2017年财报中提到了
计画在2022年启动雪梨-伦敦与墨尔本-纽约直飞
并研议采购A350-900ULR或777X(777-8或777-9)
原文:
NEXT GENERATION OF DIRECT FLIGHTS
Qantas has announced it is investigating direct flights from the east coast
of Australia to London and New York by 2022. A challenge has been given to
Airbus and Boeing to give their next-generation aircraft currently under
development (Airbus’ A350ULR and Boeing’s 777X) the range to make these
non-stop flights possible with a full passenger load. A direct flight would
cut total journey time by up to four hours on Sydney-London and almost three
hours on Melbourne-New York.
SYD-LHR约9188nm
MEL-JFK约9015nm
以这个超长距离来说,A350-900ULR虽然号称有9700nm
但MEL-JFK比SIN-JFK多了约730nm
参考SQ A350-900ULR计画的162席应该是飞不到吧,必须要再减重才有办法
波音计画中的777-8的超长程版777-8L号称有9480nm
帐面上比A350-900ULR行程短,但777飞超长程一向可靠
加上澳航787都选GEnx,777-8L出线机会也不小
澳航财报新闻稿
https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-group-full-year-2017-financial-result/
缩网址
http://tinyurl.com/y73kj6ss