Direct Australia-to-London flights are just around the corner

By Michael Gebicki
Updated October 27 2016 - 12:24pm, first published 10:09am
Qantas' forthcoming Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Photo: Supplied
Qantas' forthcoming Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Photo: Supplied

As new and ever longer-range aircraft appear in the skies, and airlines ratchet up the stakes as they compete for world's-longest-flight crown, the possibility of a non-stop flight from Australia to Europe is just over the horizon.