> > > > >Naah - get an Airbus A340-500. That's what Singapore Air will be using > >on their New York to Singapore non-stop service. That's roughly 10,000 > >miles, which will take around 18 hours. > >New York to Sydney is around the same distance. Currently nobody offers > >than non-stop as far as I can see, but there are lots of one-stop flights > >(mostly connecting in Los Angeles). > > Didn't someone like Pan Am used to do a San Francisco - Sydney aboard a > 747 SP ?
United/Air New Zealand fly non-stop between Sydney and San Francisco; that's under 7500 miles. The current aircraft being used is a 747-400. (Contrary to intuition, Syndney to San Francisco is actually a slightly shorter flight than Sydney to Los Angeles, which is just over 7500 miles). New York to Sydney is almost 10,000 miles - a far different proposition.
