In the 80s, I flew Dhahran-New York multiple times. In the last decade, I have flown New York-Mumbai a few times. But they are babies compared to the new benchmarks the A380 and the recent 747 model increasingly allow. US News lists a few of the current “are we there yet?” champs.
It includes factoids such as “Most people are surprised to learn that this trip (Los Angeles-Singapore) takes longer than the airline's Newark-Singapore flight, which travels about 800 more miles. The Newark flight path across the North Pole subjects the aircraft to less wind resistance, allowing it to travel faster than the flight from L.A., which crosses the Pacific Ocean.”
The video below shows the All-Business class configuration on the Newark flight – Singapore Air 21
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