Qantas releases first images of Airbus aircraft set to fly non-stop from Sydney to New York and London

Australia’s Qantas

on Friday revealed the first images of the specially configured Airbus

aircraft set to enable the world’s longest commercial flights.

The A350-1000ULR (Ultra Long Range) aircraft was depicted on the assembly line in Toulouse, France, with its fuselage sections, wings, tail section and landing gear now all attached.

The aircraft, which is designed to connect travelers in Sydney to London and New York for the first time, will move to a new hangar this week where it will have engines and flight test instruments installed, Qantas said.