Boeing Record attempt
Taken from RTE
Boeing jet in flight record attempt
09 November 2005 08:57
A new Boeing plane is taking off today in an attempt to break the world record for the longest non-stop passenger airline flight.
The specially adapted Boeing 777 is flying east from Hong Kong and is due to reach London's Heathrow Airport tomorrow afternoon after a 23-hour flight covering 12,000 miles.
Its scheduled flight path will take it over the northern Pacific and then over the northern part of the United States before crossing the Atlantic.