Ankit Kumar 
Qantas Project Sunrise explained: non-stop Sydney to London from October 2027 and Sydney to New York from mid-2028, the Airbus A350-1000ULR with an extra fuel tank, 238 seats in four classes, the Wellbeing Zone, jetlag research, the record test flight, delays, fares and criticism.
Where do pilots sleep on long flights? A simple guide to hidden crew rest bunks, the FAA’s three classes of rest facility, how many pilots fly a long-haul flight, how long they can be on duty, the rest rules before a flight, and how flight attendants rest too.
The longest flights from India in 2026: Delhi and Mumbai to San Francisco, New York, Newark, Chicago and Toronto, plus Australia, the routes that ended, planned routes, why some flights fly over the Pacific, and which aircraft fly them.
FedEx vs UPS airlines compared: 700 FedEx aircraft vs 295 UPS, 777F vs 747-8F, Memphis vs Louisville hubs, and how the 2025 MD-11 grounding hit both.
India’s regional airlines explained: Star Air, Alliance Air, Fly91 and IndiaOne Air. Fleets, passengers, load factors, cancellations and how they compare with IndiGo and Air India.
Air India had 170 aircraft on 7 September 2026: 109 narrowbody and 61 widebody. Every type it flies, the retrofitted 787-8 cabins, and its Airbus and Boeing orders.
IndiGo had 432 aircraft on 30 June 2026. Every type it flies (A321neo, A320neo, ATR, A321XLR, 787), seats, owned vs leased, and its 901-aircraft order book.
A wet lease is when an airline rents an aircraft with its crew, maintenance and insurance. Wet vs dry vs damp lease, ACMI, why airlines use them, India’s DGCA rules and IndiGo examples.
The longest non-stop flight in the world is Singapore to New York, about 15,340 km. The top 10 routes in 2026, routes that lost non-stop status, Qantas Project Sunrise and the longest flight from India.
Emirates flies 116 A380s while most airlines retired theirs. Why the superjumbo works for Emirates, the cabin retrofit, A380 flights to India and how long it will keep flying.
