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Singapore Airlines is bringing back its 10,400-mile jump to New York on October 11, to reclaim the title of the world's longest commercial flight

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Long-haul flights half way across the globe are making a comeback even with oil prices close to their highest in four years. About six months after Qantas Airways started a direct service from Perth to London, Singapore Airlines  is bringing back its 10,400-mile jump to New York on October 11, pipping Qatar Airways’ Doha-Auckland route to reclaim the title of the world’s longest commercial flight.
 
Advances in technology and the advent of aircraft that guzzle less and carry more fuel are helping make the Singapore route viable again, five years after $100-a-barrel oil contributed to the demise of the

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