SINGAPORE -- When the world's longest nonstop flight takes off here on Thursday, it will carry Singapore Airlines' hopes for reviving a route that failed once amid rising crude oil prices and faces the same challenge today.
Maiden voyage on fuel-efficient jet takes off from Changi on Thursday

The Airbus ultralong-range A350-900 offers more comfortable travel with features such as higher ceilings, larger windows, quieter cabins and lighting designed to reduce jet lag.
SINGAPORE -- When the world's longest nonstop flight takes off here on Thursday, it will carry Singapore Airlines' hopes for reviving a route that failed once amid rising crude oil prices and faces the same challenge today.