Air India creates record by flying 15,300 kilometres in 14.5 hours non stop
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Soon after Air India has hit the headlines for having started gaining profits, there’s a new record set once again. The Delhi-San Francisco(The route that Air India’s flight took is nearly 1,400km longer than the
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"While taking the (western) Atlantic route to SFO, we usually face headwinds of 24kmph. This means that if our aircraft is doing 800kmph, its actual ground speed is 776kmph. Taking the (eastern) Pacific route will mean getting tailwinds of 138kmph, which make the aircraft have an actual ground speed of 938kmph," the official added.
At 13,900km, the Atlantic route of AI's Delhi-SFO nonstop flight made it the worlds second-longest after Emirates' Dubai-Auckland (14,120km). Now, AI's Pacific route will remain the world's longest nonstop route.
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"The aircraft took off from Delhi at 4am on Sunday (October 16) morning. We were in that date till
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