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“What was it like to be on that Project Sunrise flight?” That’s a question I’ve heard a lot over the past 24 hours. Now, I’ve been on a lot of interesting flights over the years. There have been delivery flights, demonstration flights, the first passenger flight of the Dreamliner and charters filled by frequent flyers. But I’ve received more interest on the Qantas “Project Sunrise” flight than any other in recent memory. That flight — QF 7879 — landed in Sydney early Sunday morning after completing a 19-hour, 16-minute nonstop journey from New York–JFK. The flight was the first-ever by a...

All aboard! For the entire month of September at The Points Guy, we’ll be exploring the world of train travel with reviews, features, deals and tips for maximizing your trip by rail. So you live in the Northeast and want to take the family down to Florida. Do you spend the cash or miles, fly everyone and then rent a car when you land, or suck it up and just drive down I-95? Well, maybe neither. There’s a third option you’ve probably heard of, but also probably haven’t seriously considered: the Auto Train where you can ride the rails …...

All aboard! For the entire month of September at The Points Guy, we’ll be exploring the world of train travel with reviews, features, deals and tips for maximizing your trip by rail. So you live in the Northeast and want to take the family down to Florida. Do you spend the cash or miles, fly everyone and then rent a car when you land, or suck it up and just drive down I-95? Well, maybe neither. There’s a third option you’ve probably heard of, but also probably haven’t seriously considered: the Auto Train where you can ride the rails …...