Boeing Plane Breaks Nonstop Flight Record

Boeing plane breaks nonstop flight record

LONDON A Boeing Co. jet arrived in London from Hong Kong on Thursday, breaking the record for the longest nonstop flight by a commercial jet.

The 777-200LR Worldliner one of Boeings newest planes touched down shortly after 1 p.m. at Londons Heathrow Airport after a journey of more than 11,664 miles. The previous record was set when a Boeing 747-400 flew 10,500 miles from London to Sydney in 1989.

Boeing said the jet flew across the Pacific Ocean, over Los Angeles and over New York, then across the Atlantic Ocean to London. Hong Kong-London flights usually fly over Russia.