Jamie Freed, Tim Hepher

SYDNEY (Reuters), – Qantas Airways Ltd will reveal Monday a significant order for Airbus SE, OTC: A350-1000 Jets that can fly non-stop between Sydney and London. This is part of a bigger deal with European planemaker Airbus SE. Sources in the industry told Reuters Sunday.

Although the airline had been promoting plans to have the longest commercial flights in the world for over five years, it was delayed by the pandemic coronavirus. However, the company has stated that they will be able to order aircraft this year so flights can resume by 2025.

This news is expected to come days after Boeing (NYSE 🙂 Co delayed further development of the 777X aircraft, which was at one time in contention for direct flights between Australia’s east coast and London and New York.

A350-1000, an Airbus-owned aircraft, flew Sunday between Toulouse and Perth. FlightRadar24 tracked the flight.

Qantas Sydney, which stated it would make an important announcement about Monday’s future network plans, did not respond to a request for comment. Airbus has not yet responded to my request for comment.

The West Australian newspaper reported Sunday that Qantas’ order included 12 A350s (with no citations), 20 A321XLRs (with 20 A220s), and purchase rights for 106 additional airplanes.

FlightRadar24 reported that an A220 airBaltic was seen parked in Sydney, Australia on Sunday. This destination isn’t on the normal route of the European airline. At the moment, Australia does not have any A220 carriers.