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The best way to shorten an international airline flight isn't necessarily to knock yourself out—in the case of one Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London, the trick is to catch a whopping big tailwind. Around 10:30 p.m. on Monday night, as the Virgin 787 cruised along at 35,000 feet, it posted an 801-MPH groundspeed, according to radar tracks posted on FlightAware.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/business-military/jetstream-pushes-boeing-787-past-800-mph