Qantas is testing a Boeing 787-9 to fly between New York and Sydney nonstop for the first time. Source: Qantas Can a 20-hour flight ever be bearable? Australian airline Qantas wants to figure that out with its first ever nonstop flight from New York to Sydney, a venture it calls Project Sunrise. The 10,000-mile trip,
With 49 people on board, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flight completed the 10,066-mile journey from New York to Sydney in 19 hours and 16 minutes. Qantas Group Chief executive Alan Joyce said: “This is a really significant first for aviation. Hopefully, it’s a preview of a regular service that will speed up how people travel
From bird watching to star gazing, Nick Trend picks the best trips 1. Touring the Spice Islands The islands off the coast of Tanzania offer a wide range of exotic experiences. Audley Travel offers a two-week itinerary that includes a five-night Robinson Crusoe-style experience on the private island of Fanjove in the southern Songo Songo
A Qantas plane has flown more than 10,000 miles from the Atlantic coast of the US to the Pacific coast of Australia, The brand-new Boeing 787-9 flew nonstop from New York to Sydney in 19 hours 16 minutes. The Boeing 787-9 took off from JFK airport at 9.27pm on Friday night, and landed at Sydney
(CNN) — After booking travel and accommodation for a high-profile Champions League match against Chelsea, fans of Dutch football club Ajax were dealt some bad news on Thursday. European football’s governing body UEFA announced that Ajax would not receive tickets for the match at Stamford Bridge following crowd trouble at its previous Champions League fixture
In the 18 years I’ve spent waiting for my Hogwarts acceptance letter, I never imagined my first trip to the castle would be quite so full of sweaty toddlers. Alas, that is precisely what a trip to Universal Studios Orlando now offers magically-minded Muggles with an itch to scratch. And it comes at a cost.
London (CNN) — With days to go before a possible October 31 exit date from the European Union, people in Britain are still unsure about what Brexit will mean for them. And it appears that travelers to the United Kingdom feel the same way — and might be staying away as a result. Flight fares
Prince William and Kate’s flight to Islamabad in Pakistan was forced to abort landing twice and turn back to Lahore after thunderstorms caused severe turbulence. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were flying to the Pakistan capital on a Royal Air Force aircraft as part of their four-day official tour of the country when the
https://www.expedia.com/Monaco.d6050648.Destination-Travel-Guides Fabulously wealthy and gilded by history, the Principality of Monaco lies on the French Riviera in Western Europe. Smaller than New York’s Central Park, this graceful destination is bordered by France and the sparkling Mediterranean sea. With ancient streets full of exotic cars, a natural harbour filled with super yachts and a glittering royal
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 for China Southern Airlines (front) is pictured at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington on March 12, 2019. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Boeing shares slipped Friday after a Reuters report said instant messages from 2016 suggest that employees misled the FAA about a key safety system on
The royal couple — and around 40 members of the traveling media — were returning to Islamabad on the converted RAF Voyager after a day of engagements in Lahore when they found themselves caught up in a severe thunderstorm. Prince William and his wife Kate are on a five-day official visit to the country. The
The issue of ‘overtourism’ has never been more acute. Venice, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Mallorca and Dubrovnik have all seen protests against foreign visitors in recent years. But escaping the crowds, and so helping to relieve the pressure from Europe’s city centres, isn’t hard. Here we outline the closest national park to the continent’s most oversubscribed corners. Escape
The captain who saved 155 lives by ditching his plane in the Hudson River has expressed outrage at an article that blamed the two fatal crashes of the Boeing 737 Max on the pilots. In a letter to the New York Times Magazine, Captain Chesley Sullenberger, who was at the controls of US Airways flight
Want to know what to do when you travel to Ireland? How about what clothes to pack or how much your trip might cost? Alex and Marko the Vagabrothers share their top 31 essential Ireland Travel Tips to help you have the trip of a lifetime. What’s the difference between Ireland and Northern Ireland? If
Chef Nobu Matsuhisa brings his first Nobu Hotel to Mexico with the opening of Nobu Hotel Los Cabos. It’s a bit off the Cabo beaten path, located on the western side of the southernmost tip of the peninsula, on the far side of the city of Cabo San Lucas. Open since April 2019, the resort
(CNN) — For more than a century, the secretive imperial palace complex has stood over Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa, closed off to everyone but the country’s leaders and the troops who protected them. Almost hidden from view on a wooded bluff, its forbidding 40-acre compound was unknown even to some of those living
A senior Boeing pilot told a colleague three years ago that an anti-stall system was “running rampant” in a flight simulator during tests. The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) was later blamed for two fatal crashes of the Boeing 737 Max, in which a total 346 people died. The instant messages were exchanged in November 2016 between Mark Forkner,
There was welcome news for the Isle of Man tourist board earlier this year, when figures revealed an increase in annual arrivals: from 305,800 in 2017 to 308,263 in 2018. But this figure remains way down on the 20th century heyday of the self-governing British Crown dependency. Furthermore, the Isle of Wight welcomes a remarkable
(CNN) — A luxury hotel, complete with a lush rooftop garden, is set to open within a huge former Nazi bunker. Originally called Flakturm IV (Flak Tower IV), the Hochbunker in the St Pauli district of Hamburg is testament to Germany’s wartime past. Built in 1942 in just 300 days, the bunker in the St
A view of the Perrin property Château de Beaucastel. Serge CHAPUIS, courtesy Vineyard Brands For five generations, with a sixth up and coming, Famille Perrin have made wine in France’s Southern Rhône Valley. Fans know the names of their estates by heart: Château de Beaucastel, Miraval, Domaine du Clos des Tourelles, La Vieille Ferme and
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