Project Sunrise

The world’s longest journey, redesigned from within.

Sydney to London. Sydney to New York.
Non-stop, without treating 20 hours like any other flight.

02 — The Route

When the distance changes, the aircraft has to change with it.

A route this long is not simply a longer flight.
It asks different questions of the aircraft, the cabin, and the person inside it.

Up to

0hrs

Non-stop flight time

Nearly

0nm

Route range

Route

SYD → LHR

Sydney to London

Route

SYD → JFK

Sydney to New York

03 — The Aircraft

Built for a route that once required a stop.

The Airbus A350-1000ULR is not simply longer range.
It is a new proposition for long-haul travel.

A350-1000ULR

Project Sunrise configuration

238 passengers

Lowest-density A350-1000 configuration

Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97

Ultra-long-range capability

Up to 22 hours

Nearly 10,000 nm range

12 aircraft

First delivery: April 2027

A350-1000ULR

238 passengers

Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97

Up to 22 hours

12 aircraft

04 — Inside the Aircraft

A cabin engineered around the human body.

Less density. More space.
A new baseline for how long-haul should feel.

05 — First Class

A room, not a seat.

2 m / 80 in

Full-length bed

A full night, at 35,000 feet.

80 in / 203 cm

Full-length bed

A two-metre bed, engineered for uninterrupted rest.

6 suites

Enclosed First Suite

A private room, reserved for six guests onboard.

06 — Business Class

Privacy, without retreating from the world.

Direct aisle access

Business Suite

Every seat, with uninterrupted aisle access.

Sliding privacy door

Your space, your way

Close the suite, wirelessly charge, and settle in.

80 in / 203 cm

Full-length flat bed

Stretch out, for as long as the journey lasts.

07 — Premium Economy Class

Designed to support every hour in between.

Pressure-mapped foam

Ergonomic comfort

Developed to reduce fatigue over longer flights.

8 in / 20.3 cm

Winged headrest

Additional support, where long-haul comfort matters most.

13.3 in 4K display

Entertainment

Sharper films, quieter journeys with Bluetooth audio.

08 — Economy Class

More room to arrive better.

Longer journeys

Rethought

More comfort, from departure to arrival.

33 in / 83.8 cm

Seat pitch

Extra room, where every centimetre counts.

09 — Wellbeing Zone

Move. Reset. Arrive better.

On a 20-hour flight, getting up is not an interruption.It is part of the journey.

Open to every cabin

Wellbeing is not a premium add-on.

A space to move, open to everyone aboard.

Hydration station

A place to pause, refresh and rebalance.

Somewhere to pause, and begin again.

Integrated stretch handles

Designed to help the body move.

Reach, stretch, reset — built into the space.

10 — Wellbeing by Design

The cabin follows your body, not just the clock.

Light

MidnightNoonMidnight

12 lighting scenes designed around circadian rhythms.

Rest

Sleep scenes

Fully flat

Plan your meal

Cabins configured for sleep, not only seating.

Connection

Fast free Wi-Fi

Bluetooth audio

New entertainment

Fast free Wi-Fi and Bluetooth audio across every cabin.

11 — A New Long Haul

The destination was never the only point.

Project Sunrise imagines a different relationship with distance: one where the longest flight in the world can still leave you ready to arrive.