The plane took off surprisingly on time. We headed north, straight towards Iceland and Greenland. As expected in early January, the sun set about one hour after take off. But the dim orange glow on the horizon never vanished. We chased the sunset at 875 kilometers per hour all the way into Canada and beyond. The longest sunset I have ever seen, slowly moving from the left side to the right side of the plane. The tail camera of the elegant A350 D-AIXP showed the plane bathed in what seemed an eternal golden glow. And for a moment, as the cabin lights were dimmed and most passengers deep asleep, the -55 degrees outside temperature seemed to have frozen time at 12192 meters of altitude.

The eternal sunset as seen from the tail camera