The longest non-stop commercial passenger flight has been completed, researching the potential impacts of ultra-long haul flights on pilots, crew and passengers
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.
Joyce added:"We know ultra long haul flights pose some extra challenges but that's been true every time technology has allowed us to fly further. The research we're doing should give us better strategies for improving comfort and wellbeing along the way." Captain Sean Golding said:"Overall, we're really happy with how the flight went and it's great have some of the data we need to help assess turning this into a regular service."Researchers from Sydney University's Charles Perkins Centre, Monash University and the Alertness Safety and Productivity Cooperative Research Centre -- a scientific program backed by the Australian government -- will examine the impact of the long flight on those on board.
Pilots and cabin crew will also keep sleep diaries. Cameras were mounted in the cockpit to record pilot alertness.
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