More to the point, there's no need because we're already very close to hitting the theoretical maximum flight distance - the point at which you could connect any airport to any other airport - which is slightly less than 13,000 miles [0]. Call it about 12,300.
The A-350ULR has a range of a bit more than 11,000 miles [1].
Basically, probably some time in the next decade or so we will break through that barrier and be able to connect any two airports on Earth nonstop if we wanted to. Whether it is economical to do so is another question.
The A-350ULR has a range of a bit more than 11,000 miles [1].
Basically, probably some time in the next decade or so we will break through that barrier and be able to connect any two airports on Earth nonstop if we wanted to. Whether it is economical to do so is another question.
[0] http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?DU=mi&P=AGP-AKL
[1] https://www.flightglobal.com/a350-900ulr-range-figure-not-a-...