Turkish Airlines to Launch Longest Flight

According to news24, Turkish Airlines is planning the world's first non-stop commercial flight from Europe to Australia.
The Telegraph reports that the new route from Istanbul to Sydney will be the longest commercial flight in the world, spanning 14,956km.
 The service will initially include a stopover in Asia but the airline expects to run non-stop journeys within three years, probably using the Boeing 777-300ER.
The new service will put many European cities within one short hop of the Australian city. Currently the 19-hour Singapore Airlines flight running 15,544km from Singapore to Newark, New York, is the world's longest unbroken commercial flight, however the service is expected to cease at the end of the year.

Air Seychelles Extends Etihad Codeshare

Air Seychelles has extended its codeshare agreement with equity alliance partner Etihad Airways to include new connections to Australia.
 The new codeshare flights offer connections to Seychelles from Melbourne and Sydney, through Abu Dhabi. Flights from Melbourne offer daily connections, with 10 flights per week from Sydney and three weekly return connections from Seychelles to Melbourne and Sydney.
This comes after a Memorandum of Understanding for air services between the Republic of Seychelles and the Australian Government. Members of Air Seychelles’ joint loyalty programme, Etihad Guest, will earn miles for their entire journey when they fly on the Etihad Airways-operated codeshare flights to or from Australia.