Longest Commercial Flight Tested

The Australian airline Qantas recently flew a commercial plane for nearly 20 hours.

The nonstop test from New York to Sydney was in preparation for the longest commercial flight in the world.

"This is a really historic moment for Australian aviation and for world aviation," said the CEO of Qantas.

The distance between the United States city and the Australian capital is about 16,200 kilometers.

As of yet, no commercial aircraft with a full passenger and cargo load makes this trip without a layover.

Indeed, for its test flight in October, the Qantas airplane only carried 40 passengers and limited baggage.

However, airlines want to attract passengers who wish to get to their destination as quick as they can.

So, they are working on technological advances to make longer and longer commercial flights possible.

Qantas gathered a lot of information during its historic flight, which took 19 hours and 16 minutes.

A team of researchers monitored the behavior and sleep patterns of the passengers and cabin crew, and also measured the neurological patterns of the pilots.

The researchers said it was important to know that people could handle being int the air for such a long time.

 

• commercial flight  상용비행  aviation ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn 항공(술)   As of yet  현재로서는  cargo 화물  load loʊd 짐[화물] (=cargo)

• be working on  하고 있다  longer and longer 점점 길게  cabin ˈkæbɪn (배의) 객실, 선실  cabin crew (항공기의) 승무원 

• neurological |nʊrə│lɑːdʒɪkl  신경의, 신경학의