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References:
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/30/opinion/from-newark-over-the-north-pole.html
[2] https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/passenger-aircraft/a350xwb-family/a350-900.html#xtra; https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/previous-generation-aircraft/a340-family/a340-500.html#details
[3] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sGzdg_MEy-42C2kMqIlEPINefXLaXhsnJJVvDH36WU4/edit#gid=0
[4] https://ycharts.com/indicators/jet_fuel_spot_price
[5] https://www.emirates.com/au/english/about-us/global-presence/emirates-and-australia.aspx; https://blueswandaily.com/singapore-airlines-group-to-top-100000-seats-weekly-in-australia-this-year/
[6] https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/2173004/threat-cathay-pacific-and-hong-kong-qantas-says-non
[7] https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=2ahUKEwjng9-V94bfAhWIjVkKHRKBAYkQFjABegQICRAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Finvestor.qantas.com%2FDownloadFile.axd%3Ffile%3D%2FReport%2FComNews%2F20180823%2F02012790.pdf&usg=AOvVaw27Aju6CA3xUiZacUWMnsRN
[8] https://centreforaviation.com/news/qantas-considering-new-route-development-to-europe-instead-of-perth-london-capacity-increaseceo-853369
[9] https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/virgin-atlantic-mulls-london-perth-flight/
[10] https://www.ausbt.com.au/turkish-airlines-wants-istanbul-sydney-flights-by-june-2019
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Sound by Graham Haerther (http://www.Haerther.net)
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Select footage courtesy the AP Archive
Footage Attributions (all clips Creative Commons, copyright free, or cleared with owner):
Cathay Pacific 777 landing shot courtesy PDX Aviation
a350 landing shot courtesy ZurichAirportSpotter
UPS footage courtesy UPS
Singapore Airlines a350 footage courtesy Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Aviateur European Plane Spotted
Virgin Atlantic a340 footage courtesy Runway Fun
Qantas 787 footage courtesy Aviation Insider