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Quoting QF744ER (Reply 46): I'd find it extremely hard to believe that an A332 and A333 could share exactly the same MTOW, the A333 is bigger for starters. |
Quoting QF744ER (Reply 48): CX, Air Canada and Thai (HS-TEM) all operate (X) versions of the A333 just to name a few. |
Quoting Antares (Reply 40): Personally, I'd be putting more emphasis on internal reform, and I'm conscious of the difficulties of doing that without having mega industrial problems. |
Quoting Gigneil (Reply 42): This is the first time I've ever heard someone on this board say exactly what the MTOW of the A330s QF ordered are. |
Quoting Sydscott (Reply 44): Sorry to disagree but the cargo capacity of the 777 is needed on those shorter hops within Asia. |
Quote: I would suggest QF wouldn't use the 777 to Hong Kong even if they did own it. |
Quote: As a Cynic I would suggest that any reasonableness towards Qantas started only after QF became the sole provider of Air Transport to Canberra and took over the Govt contract after Ansett collapsed. Funny how our politicians listen to Qantas when they have no choice in their air transportation to and from our capital. |
Quoting QF744ER (Reply 46): Once again the QF A332's are the standard base model with the lowest possible MTOW! |
Quoting DIA (Reply 54): I think Qantas will order the 777LR and start the LHR-SYD nonstop route that'll shave about 4 hours off the current time. . .and only a technical stop on the return. |
Quoting RJ111 (Reply 55): Qantas have stressed they have no interest in operating ULR aircraft or routes. |
Quoting Ruscoe (Reply 57): IMO the situation that QF finds itself in currently is the direct result of incorrectly ordering the 380/330 rather than 380/777/764. the 764 would operate better on the domestic routes, and costing 10% less per trip. They would have fitted into the fleet more easily than 330 also. I doesn't matter that the 330 is a far more capable aircraft than the 764, if the size does not fit you don't need it. |
Quoting Bill142 (Reply 59): QF considered 764, but went with A330 instead. |
Quoting SunriseValley (Reply 60): I was told by an insider that the A330 was acquired quickly to render the final knock out punch to Ansett. |
Quoting Ruscoe (Reply 57): The 777 for international routes would have given them a more capable aircraft, in a situation where they could use the capability, and could have built a whole family of airliners around it, as the 300ER and 200LR became available. |