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China Eastern launches world’s longest commercial flight from China to Buenos Aires

China Eastern Airlines launches the world’s longest intercontinental flight, linking Shanghai and Buenos Aires nonstop, ...
Forbes

Are You Ready To Spend 29 Hours On The World’s Longest Flight?

Are you ready to spend up to 29 hours on the world’s longest direct flight? China Eastern Airlines is launching twice-a-week service from Shanghai to Buenos Aires, with Boeing 777-300ER widebody ...

29 hours in the sky: China Eastern’s Shanghai-Buenos Aires flight sets record for ultra-long travel

The flight also reflects how rapidly ultra-long-haul travel is expanding. Powered by lighter aircraft and better fuel efficiency, airlines are seeking direct links between far-flung regions – even, as ...
CNN

Chinese airline launches 29-hour ‘direct flight’ – but there’s a catch

China Eastern Airlines has begun selling tickets for its new route connecting Shanghai and Buenos Aires, in what the carrier touts as the “world’s longest direct flight.” The flight departing from ...

World’s longest plane journey, lasting 29 hours, takes flight

The world’s longest commercial flight lasting 29 hours and covering 12,400 miles – around half the circumference of the globe – has been completed. The China Eastern Airlines flight departed Shanghai ...

China Launches World’s Longest Airline Flight: What To Know

China Eastern Airlines has set a new world record for the longest commercial passenger flight, while slashing travel time ...
Business Wire

China Eastern Airlines Launches New 'Shanghai–Auckland–Buenos Aires' Route, Building 'Air Bridge' on Pacific

SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--China Eastern Airlines (CEA) inaugurated its new Shanghai–Auckland–Buenos Aires route on Dec. 4. The inaugural flight, operated by CEA's "National Museum of China" themed ...
The New York Times

China Eastern Airlines

A preliminary report by China’s air safety regulator summarized what worked during the flight, but did not speculate on what caused the plane to nose-dive. By Keith Bradsher and Chris Buckley ...