And with OQB now refurbed (post Covid it did do a few flights in unrefurbed state). That gives us seven namely: OQB, OQD, OQG, OQH, OQI, OQJ, OQK as refurbs (OQI is the only one inactive and still at Victorville, and per above OQG has been at AUH for a week) OQC has been in AUH since mid-2021, possi...
Jump to postWow, immense confidence of Airbus... Absolutely. It's an in-demand aircraft and I suspect these QR orders were at lower margin than what they could achieve today. QR is also going to struggle to get good pricing on any future orders. Boeing knows they have no other options, and there is a massive r...
Jump to postAs the largest A380 operator has EK made any similar statements to QR regarding the difficulty of getting parts since line closure or is that just AAB.
Jump to postI can't see they will do a similar Qantas style red tail.
The rest of the branding is more like Virgin America which has a curved cutoff.
Still suspect the only winner will be the lawyers.
Probably ever. Can't think of a startup that hadn't had some used aircraft (Virgin Blue, Compass 1/2, OzJet, Jetstar etc)
The model seems a mix of JetBlue and Allegiant in the US - both pretty profitable airlines, but Aus secondary towns are a lot smaller and we lack far flung corporate headquarters.
The airlines have clearly shown that they don't care either. And yet on the 330, very few picked the ultrahnarrow 3x3x3 config over 2x4x2. I wonder if this might create a genuine 5th class of Economy+ with slightly wider seats installed in a front cabin and exit rows for the highest fare paying Y p...
Jump to postI'm hopeful that this is more like the 330s where it's only a seat choice made by the most low cost airlines (eg. AirAsiaX and Cebu Pacific) But I'm concerned if an airline like Etihad is considering it, particularly given your average A350 flight lengths. Norwegian had Y seats at 16,9 inch seat wid...
Jump to postLogo also updated on website and socials. Not similar at all. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220722/63ff5aceb28d0e2c4f08bdecaac4c93e.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220722/0adfba4d5021e292d56df8d8a16b653a.jpg The current Virgin Atlantic corporate logo is quite different. https://uploads.t...
Jump to postAlso a German push to revive Dornier 328 a 30-seater prop, with a new D328eco set to launch in 2026.
https://www.deutscheaircraft.com/products
Reportedly Airbus owns the Dornier trademark for aviation.
PR211 wrote:Perhaps it's about time the government or regulatory bodies stepped in to deal with the absolute chaos caused by the airlines at the moment.
Don't have an issue with the rebrand - as said above plenty with co-branding and other name changes have occurred before.
But with either spelling, both the airline and the country are on my no go list, thanks to their decision to continue to accept Russian tourists.
Babyshark wrote:Sell it to Elon.
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This almost feels like a strategic purchase to eliminate competition.... If it is, I would expect the ACCC to block it pretty quickly. Qantas has previously had majority/ minority stakes in various players that have also sold product on behalf of other players. Including Qantas Holidays, Jetset - n...
Jump to postFrom a reliable source OQF is the 1st A380 to be parted out, OQE is the next one which starts next month. Still in VCV according to flight tracking. And semeingky being parted out per below. Qantas A380 VH-OQF has begun the part-out process at VCV. One of two Qantas A380s designated for the scrappe...
Jump to postI believe there’s still 1 or 2 ex. SilkAir planes going around with the old SilkAir economy seats. Can visibly see the yellow fabric seats from outside the plane. VH-IXJ is one of them I believe. Yep (From an FF forum) https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220514/da04b86ff0e9508a8cc552a5733b36c5.jpg
Jump to postPut simply any story with Qantas in the headline gets clicks.
Qantas gets plenty of bad press that wouldn't even make the 10th page if it was another brand.
which cabin configuration would you use if you were asked to transport 238 pax between SYD and LHR while using the lowest amount of energy possible? I like the life cycle consideration in your post though. Probably a 321 of some description in a dense all economy configuration, will have the lowest...
Jump to postIsn't the 2250 departure perfect for the via SIN aircraft.
Jump to postLook alike VH-OQB is off to AUH for cabin refurb, having operated a few SYD-LAX returns after return from SYD maintenance.
Jump to postThat's obvious but that sort of presentation is not going to convince Greta and the likes that there is no way to burn less fuel (or maybe 10% less at best) to. By that measure we should rip out all the seats on an aircraft. Standing room only, shove 500 people on board and boom efficiency. Ignore ...
Jump to postIt's also the most premium focused aircraft Qantas and they made a mistake with initial A380 layout and later modified it to initially add more Y. 2008 config 14F/72J/32W/332Y with Skybed2 in J, and Y only downstairs 2012 config 14F/64J/35W/371Y with a small upstairs Y cabin. 2020 config 14F/70J/60W...
Jump to postIt's certainly feasible, but it's a bit of a waste when a 787 will do.
How much more money would you make on another uncontested direct route, versus 6 First seats from Perth.
Since 2020 though it has all gone to s*** as Joyce doubled down on not wanting to waste a good crisis to cut labour costs across the board. Employees everywhere from the Mascot campus to cabin crew and pilots seem dissatisfied with the company’s leadership and direction. In times of crisis, you wil...
Jump to postThere was never an order for 65; they were purchase rights. Some of these have already lapsed. It was 45 firm, 20 options and 50 purchase rights. They were pretty clear at the time they would be gunning to the full 65 and beyond. Nuts in hindsight. They had delusions of them at QF and all the Jetst...
Jump to postWhere I was surprised was Jetstar not trying harder with the 788s out of SIN (albeit possibly some constraints given 3K ownership)
They tried SIN-AKL for a little while (think using TT rights and Aus AOC).
But Singapore owned Scoot got up to almost 20 787s (combo of 788 and 789)
No different to Qantas and Jetconnect, or Cobham and NJS. A couple of companies can share the brand
Jump to postAgree. I think it's GT dreaming. Why would Qantas take a 35K off one of the other routes which would earn money to replace a 789 which is perfectly adequate. He probably at one point asked "could the 35K fly that route" and obviously the answer was yes. Now if in the future Qantas buys reg...
Jump to postI know QF recently announced DFW - MEL flights starting in Q4 '22. Do they have enough 789's right now to add that route? Or is that new route predicated on QF getting more 789's delivered this year? Boeing has three ready to go in Qantas colours that will be delivered by the end of the calendar ye...
Jump to postAny update if the crew rest curtain has arrived? Still amazed economy seats horizontal cut it.! Not sure about the curtain but saw a photo of duffel/swag style beds that went across all four seats recently. It's probably a longer bed than some of the cubbies, and remember a regular Y seat is deemed...
Jump to postWith the A321LR coming to Jetstar soon and them potentially get some XLR's, could there be a chance they install some "Business Class" seat recliners up the front for the leisure destinations in Asia when they potentially replace the 787. Also easier to justify compared to Qantas flying r...
Jump to postDo Qantas have the Freedom to book/fly passengers JFK-LHR They certainly did. The route was SYD-NAN-HNL-SFO-NYC-LHR. AFAIK the current open skies ASA between Australia/USA will allow this. I am not certain about the UK side NZ flew AKL-LAX-LHR until 2020, but again they'd been flying various combin...
Jump to postIf forecast winds are better than expected they will also hold planes so they meet their slots at the arrival airport, rather than likely being directed into a holding pattern.
Jump to postLTEN11 wrote:Is that from selling the 787's and leasing them back ?
UA857 wrote:Will QF eliminate LAX-JFK once SYD-JFK starts?
The 380s will probably be around to late 2020s anyway, so you might see a future order of regular 35Ks in say 5yrs with delivery from 2029.
But who knows what's changed in the market by then.
Press release is finally out: https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-group-announces-major-aircraft-order-to-shape-its-future/ As stated in news release A350-1000 will be configured with 238 seats, 2 more that the 789’s though 40% will be dedicated to premium seats 6F/52J/40C/140Y ...
Jump to post12 A350 aircraft delivered over 2025-2028
So it will be interesting to see how they introduce the routes.
Also some detail on the 321s (from late 2024) - config will be 20J 180Y which I suspect means no flat J
and the 220s (from late 2023) at 10J 127Y
airbazar wrote:The vast majority of people will still chose the 1-stop, if nothing else because the non-stop will likely be more expensive. .
Flightaware has posted details of the next segment.
Monday
02/05/2022
01:00 AWST Perth Int'l - PER
08:00 AEST Sydney - SYD
As at time of posting it's 2005 AWST so another 5hrs.
Would routes like JNB-LAX, IAH-SIN, AKL-LHR, EZE-NRT, etc. be possible with this aircraft? AKL-LHR would be too far, and NZ can do AKL-JFK on 787. EZE-NRT also too far. Others a maybe, but would it be worth it for a small fleet. ULR has proven to be a graveyard of loss-making routes and aircraft ty...
Jump to postLooks like it
https://www.executivetraveller.com/qant ... nrise-a350
Well this will be an interesting month to start. Some special aircraft enroute to SYD https://www.facebook.com/104563622953080/posts/5052278958181497/ 35K F-WMIL decked out with Qantas stickers enroute TLS-PER https://flightaware.com/live/flight/FWMIL 220 YL-ABH also arrived in SYD last night https:...
Jump to postAntarctica flight
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHZNJ
Time will tell. But I think a reasonable chance QF has a flat J product for part of the fleet dedicated for mostly Asian flights and possibly PER-SYD/MEL red-eyes. Eg. China Airlines 12J/ 168Y layout https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/taiwan-s-china-airlines-a321neo-business-class-delivery Ther...
Jump to postVHTAE wrote:Had read it was getting the interior refurb in SYDWould anyone know why VH-OQB has been parked in Sydney for over a month?
As I understand it - that's always been the way in most US airlines. Probably driven by the fact that it's also only flight hours that count for monthly and annual maximums, so it's easier just to keep track of one set of hours. Reality is if they paid you for all hours, the hourly rate would likely...
Jump to posthttps://www.1news.co.nz/2022/04/21/nz-qantas-flight-crews-building-blanket-forts-to-sleep-on-planes/ This is a bit embarrassing for Qantas. They should at least provide screens so cabin crew cab have a bit of privacy to rest away from other passengers. Separate thread https://www.airliners.net/foru...
Jump to postFrom memory the ex JQ a332s also don’t have IFE installed in Y? QF has two configs of the 332 following refurbs in the 2010s. 10 EBA-EBL with no IFE in Economy, rather BYO (was originally provided iPad Minis) and Inflight internet using the NBN Skymuster satellite - these are typically viewed as do...
Jump to postFunny how some are trying to equate crew seating with being a premium airline. Don't think it matters one iota to a passenger, and if overall crew treatment came into it, then how do you rank the ME carriers. Fact is various airlines have used various forms of separated areas for crew forever, inclu...
Jump to postEvery time QF looks to order new aircraft they threaten pilots that they will lose work if they don't agree to concessions So instead you should order billions of dollars worth of aircraft, and then be held to ransom by the pilots? Seems pretty sensible to try and lock-in costs to match the busines...
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