Project Sunrise

[Foxxster]

Originally Posted by OldnGrounded

Not sure how the flight crew is organized, but Forbes has this story on the Qantas test flight:

The World’s Longest Direct Flight Takes Off—Clocking In At Nearly 20 Hours

I'm not sure whether any of the guinea-pig employees are consigned to 20 hours in coach seats:

I heard a radio interview with a journalist who was saying that they were asked to sit in the rear of the plane to balance it. Evidently they were going to put a bar back there, or at least ensure the journalists were well ‘watered’ during the trip. He did mention they all had business class seats though.

All sounds like a complete farce but with the press bought off, I doubt we will see anything but glowing reviews and a smiling Joyce at the end of it.