I remember reading that Airbus flew an early A340 from Toulouse to Auckland nonstop. Next day flew from Auckland to Toulouse. Around the world with only 1 stop.
I think Toulouse-Auckland may be further than Toulouse-Melbourne.
Maybe the Toulouse-Auckland flight doesn't count, because the A340 was a pre-production aircraft without interior fittings, seats, galleys, etc.
Comments at the time were that Airbus worked pretty hard to achieve this, to top the Boeing/Qantas London-Sydney flight.
Can anyone confirm whether I have recalled this correctly or not ?
Last edited by Specnut727; 9th Jan 2003 at 07:34.