Examining all flights using Flightradar24 reveals that it had an average flight time (not block time) to Melbourne of 7h 39m and 8h 0m back. The longest inbound was 8h 22m, flown on February 5th. What is your longest narrowbody flight?
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A Boeing 737 has a glide ratio of about 19.5:1(Dependent on how much fuel/cargo onboard) so at 30 000 feet, you could glide for approximately 110 miles until you reach sea level. Airliners are made to be VERY efficient. So keep the aircraft moving using as little power(fuel) as possible makes for a very nice glider.
A Boeing 737-700 ER can fly more than 12 hours; other models vary depending on the fuel tanks that are installed. Standard tanks allow around seven hours.
Despite newer models of the 737 and A320 families having more than enough range to cross the North Atlantic (and also most of the older models, if they refuel at Gander and\or Shannon along the way; the only one for which this isn't the case is the 737-100, which would require an additional fuel stop in Keflavik, and ...
An airline transport pilot can fly up to 8 hours per 24 hour period and up to 10 hours if a second pilot is aboard. Pilots are required to rest a minimum of 16 hours postflight.
In the United States, pilots can fly for up to 10 hours, or 11 hours if there's a third crew member on board. If the flight is longer than this, two sets of crews will be needed. There will need to be an area for one crew to rest while the other works, usually the enclosed rear cabin.
Despite newer models of the 737 and A320 families having more than enough range to cross the North Atlantic (and also most of the older models, if they refuel at Gander and\or Shannon along the way; the only one for which this isn't the case is the 737-100, which would require an additional fuel stop in Keflavik, and ...
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A passenger jet that took off from Dubai flew for 13 hours and landed at the same airport after it was forced to turn around in midair. Flight EK448 took off at 10.30am local time on Friday and was supposed to land in Auckland, New Zealand, 16 hours later.
Ryanair's longest routeFR6121 departs Poland at 07:00 and arrives at noon local time, a 6h block time. After just a 35-minute turnaround, including refueling, FR6122 leaves at 12:35 and returns at 19:20. That is a very long day even before including the crew's pre-flight and post-flight duties.
Other record flights (non-scheduled)Boeing 777-200LR (N6066Z) flew a demonstration flight from Hong Kong to London non-stop in 2005 in an unusual east-bound route, setting a new world record at the time for a commercial airliner at 21,602 kilometers covered in 22 hours 42 minutes.
October 2, 1957: Trans World Airlines' L-1649A, set the record for the longest-duration, non-stop passenger flight aboard a piston-powered airliner on the inaugural London–Heathrow to San Francisco Flight 801 where the aircraft, having encountered strong headwinds, stayed aloft for 23 hours and 19 minutes covering ...
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