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Samantha Lock

Non-stop flight from Europe touches down in Australia

The Qantas Airbus Project Sunrise A350-1000ULR has been designed to fly up to 22 hours nonstop. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Direct long-haul travel is a step closer, with a new Qantas ultra-long-distance aircraft landing in Australia for the first time.

The Airbus A350-1000ULR touched down in Melbourne on Friday after a 19-hour test flight all the way from Toulouse, in France.

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