Qantas can't do much about this at the moment. Their current widebody fleet consists of: * Airbus A330-200, maximum range 8,360mi. * Airbus A330-300, maximum

Qantas can't do much about this at the moment. Their current widebody fleet consists of: * Airbus A330-200, maximum range 8,360mi. * Airbus A330-300, maximum range 7,300mi. * Airbus A380-800, maximum range 9,400mi. * Boeing 747-400, maximum range 8,350mi. * Boeing 747-400ER, maximum range 8,820mi. But the great-circle distance JFK-SYD is 9,950mi. It was only recently that they were able to start DFW-SYD as a nonstop with the A380; the 747s used previously had to make a stop in Brisbane. And once it went nonstop, it was the longest regularly-scheduled commercial airline flight in the world until March of this year, when Emirates began flying nonstop from Dubai to Auckland. Currently, Qantas is said to be evaluating the next-generation 777 variants for possible nonstop service to and from New York, but until then they'll have to make a stop somewhere. They have the same issue in the other direction, too: they partner with Emirates so they can use Dubai as a halfway point for their flights to and from Europe.