Qantas is offering a pay increase to prospective Project Sunrise pilots, but needs to close the business case on the routes before committing to a contract for the A350-1000.Īt the regulatory level, Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has “provisionally advised that it sees no regulatory obstacles to the Sunrise flights.” On November 15th, Qantas pilots completed a non-stop Project Sunrise research flight from London to Sydney in 19 hours and 19 minutes.