GE Aviation is privileged to power the Qantas 787-9 fleet with the GEnx engine and especially the historic flight from Perth to London. On Saturday evening, March 24, around 236 passengers took part in a major milestone in the aviation industry when QF9, taxied down the runway at Perth airport to take off for the first non-stop passenger flight to London – covering more than 9,000 miles with an approximate duration of 17 hours and 20 minutes. In late 2016 when Qantas first announced its intention to fly Dreamliners on a non-stop route between Australia and London’s Heathrow Airport, Qantas

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