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# TWIL #135 - The worlds longest plane flight
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/twil-135-the-worlds-longest-plane-flight/
- Published: 2026-08-29T05:00:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-29T05:00:53.000Z
- Author: Matt
- Tags: TWIL

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm putting my weekly newsletter together but somehow, they don't quite fit! 

This week I learned that the worlds longest nonstop plane flight is now OVER 24 hours, from Melbourne to France. *(I can't imahine being on a single plane for that long)*

[New airliner sets record flying 24 hrs nonstop from Australia to FranceTest flight shows viability of Qantas Airways’ Project Sunrise routes in 2027.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/icon/cropped-ars-logo-512_480-300x300-40a1686e-1f93-4a67-bd71-c125590e73a2.png)Ars TechnicaJeremy Hsu![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/thumbnail/A350-1000ULR-MSN707-Qantas-First-flight-landing_AI-PHO-0383-08-04-1152x648-7ea5f69c-f601-4bea-80b6-d1875f3b4534.jpg)](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/new-airliner-sets-record-flying-24-hrs-nonstop-from-australia-to-france/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

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