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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Airbus faces delays on introducing an ultra-long-range model of its A350-1000 jet designed for Qantas Airways continuous Sydney-London flights as a result of the regulator has requested it to revamp an additional gas tank, a senior government stated.
“The regulator has asked us to redesign the centre tank on the ultra-long-range airplane for Sunrise,” Christian Scherer, the CEO of Airbus’ industrial plane enterprise stated on Thursday on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow, referring to the airline’s “Project Sunrise” flights from Sydney to London.
Qantas stated on Thursday the supply dates for its first A350-1000 planes able to the ultra-long-range flights had been pushed again by about six months to mid-2026.
“We have to redesign the centre tank, the extra fuel tank, that will allow the Sunrise mission and that’s what explains the shift,” Scherer stated.