Qantas to upgrade SYD-HNL from 31 March 2024 to 787-9 https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-sydney-honolulu-787 Any idea where the 789 is coming from, and where the released 330 is going to also? Still surprises me QF have a lounge in HNL - must be low rent! HNL change to 789 is for Northe...
Jump to postWell while Air China continue to serve Minsk and Moscow (or any Russian city) as well as hand money over to fly in Russian airspace, they've no chance of getting a cent of my pay check
Jump to postI think a split order is possible/likely between the 789 and A359. Purchasing another 10 789 increasing the fleet number closer to the current A330 fleet size, then re-configuring the existing 789 fleet to have all 789 in 2 class config with less J to become the regional workhorse. Then purchasing 1...
Jump to postI recently flew to SIN in J on A330. Has QF changed their policy on the partial recline feature of their Thompson J Class seats as, during descent, the cabin crew were firm that the seats had to be in a full upright position? Is this a change and, if so, why? Think the crew member may have been con...
Jump to postVirgin Australia launch teases “a new era of flying” VA's media event that was scheduled for May 27 but cancelled will now be held on Fri 22 July. https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/virgin-australia-new-era-of-flying So looks like the "new era of flying" is very much like the current...
Jump to postOn top of the PER announcements Qantas has provided a market update today Domestic flights across the group will be cut another 5% on top of the already 10% announced last month for July and August to combat rising fuel prices Even with cuts the groups domestic flying is above 100% pre covid https:...
Jump to postUnless they are planning on using some of the new A220 or A321's on this route, how are QF going to find the aircraft to actually fly this. There may be demand, but they simply don't have the aircraft to do all the long haul that they want - fleet is already stretched, let alone the announced by no...
Jump to postUnless they are planning on using some of the new A220 or A321's on this route, how are QF going to find the aircraft to actually fly this. There may be demand, but they simply don't have the aircraft to do all the long haul that they want - fleet is already stretched, let alone the announced by no...
Jump to postWow, this was expected - Qantas AND Jetstar will both fly Sydney-Seoul/Incheon, JQ from Nov and QF from Dec. https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-jetstar-sydney-seoul-south-korea Plus Bangalore also being added 4x weekly, starting 14th September. Non stop on 330 https://www.qantasnewsroom...
Jump to postI can't see it being unreasonable to want crew to be endorsed on 3 aircraft types. This spin from QF is outright untrue. Many crew are already trained on all 3 wide bodies and all those who are employed by QCCA can be trained on any AC the company wish, it's in their contract, they have no choice. ...
Jump to postQF trying to terminate their Long-Haul Cabin Crew workplace agreement as the proposed agreement was not voted in by staff. QF wanting LH cabin crew to be rostered across all LH aircraft types (A330 & 380/B787) https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/qantas-tries-to-end-cabin-crew-agreement...
Jump to postI assume the cabin crew on DRW-LHR will be the LHR based crew who previously did QF9 between PER and LHR. Wasn’t that base closed? I thought all LHR and AKL crew were made redundant? Was there a CHC base too? Doubt there are many (100 or so) QAL crew left - only QCCD and QCCA. Jetconnect Crew in NZ...
Jump to postDoes anybody know why there were 3 CI A333s departing SYD on Friday night within 10 minutes all heading to Taipei? This has been fairly standard for months, sometimes there's only 2, sometimes 350's will operate instead of the 330's. Reality would dictate they are mostly operating to carry freight,...
Jump to postMore on the dilemma of QF A380 pilots ‘Fed up’ pilots want a flight plan from Qantas https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/fed-up-pilots-want-a-flight-plan-from-qantas/news-story/53fad7a137423559f00d35f5a17286fd Doesn't add much to the SMH article earlier this week except that "Qa...
Jump to postI thought Norfolk was similar to Lord Howe in that there was very limited accommodation options for tourists? If that’s the case, extra capacity without accommodation won’t solve much The limit of visitors to Lord Howe Island is not due to a lack of accomodation. There is a protection rule which on...
Jump to postI heard a rumour that VS operated a cargo flight from HKG-SYD over the weekend. Does anyone have any info or pics of this bird in SYD?
Jump to postSo the majority of responses to my previous post seem to agree that the information on an individual's vaccination status should be held by government agencies or by the individual on a physical card as has been done previously. I never said that vaccination for COVID-19 should not be a requirement ...
Jump to postI'm not really sure why any airline would need to be concerned with a passengers vaccination status. There a plenty of highly contagious diseases in the world (some even deadlier) before COVID-19 existed and it wasn't a requirement that passengers had to prove their immunity to these, so why should ...
Jump to postI noticed yesterday afternoon a CX 777parked on the closed runway in SYD and this morning it's joined by an A330. Are they storing these birds there for a while? Anyone have any info if more are to join?
Jump to postI wonder if we will see more announcements for the removal of quarantine for arrivals like with those from NZ? The Pacific Island nations must surely be a contender with low levels of risk. Australia picks up willing workers to carry out agriculture work in Australia and the Island nations need for ...
Jump to postWith easing NSW/SA border restrictions QF will return to daily SYD-ADL from tomorrow and JQ to double daily. Praying the day they can get SYD-MEL back up and running comes soon!
Jump to postSo Qantas says it wants to consolidate its property footprint to help cut costs and 'right-size'? Sounds more than fair, but I'll predict that Qantas will not leave Mascot, especially not for Western Sydney or Melbourne. If anything Jetstar will relocate as much as possible to Mascot. Maybe the BNE...
Jump to postMissuse of the limited quarantine resources available. Poor form. You think? What's your rationale behind that then? I'm curious to hear your view. Considering that there is an arrival cap into the limited capital cities that are open at the moment, the fact that you intend to come for what seems t...
Jump to postVH-OQK set to depart Melbourne as QF6001 to LAX on the 21st of July, then onto VCV on the 22nd of July as QF6007, I've read elsewhere. This is the 3rd A380 and final QF A380 that was stored in Melbourne. That will I understand leave 1 A380 in Sydney to depart, along with the others in Abu Dhabi and...
Jump to postSeems like tickets for the Qantas 747 farewell flights are not on sale right on midday. Anyone else having luck? I can't find any links or anything... There was a banner beneath the flight search menu that you had to click. I believe all flights are sold out now. I was lucky enough to get myself a ...
Jump to postI can't help but feel there are many on this forum and in Australia in general that have completely lost sight of what the country's Covid strategy is. Never was it a hope that Australia would be able to eradicate this virus completely as that is simply impossible. Covid-19 will be with us forever, ...
Jump to postDoes anyone know when the next 747 will leave the fleet? Think it might be very soon. From memory SCL was due to change over to a 789 I'm June leaving only HND and JNB. These two can be serviced by 3 frames so the retirement schedule probably would have had another 744 going soon. I can see a 744 h...
Jump to postDoes anyone know when the 2 QF380’s that are in DRS are due out? Once they are released, where will they be stored? As QF have said they won’t be progressing with any more refurbs at this time, these two coming home will result in a net increase of stored AC.
Jump to postWe have a growing population of parked 737’s here on the closed runway in SYD. The number has doubled today. Now have 6 from VA and 7 QF
Jump to postKLM 772 about to touch down in SYD From today CX has sent 77W to BNE PER to get second freighter today, after firstly seeing QR 777F, MH A332F is about an hour from touching down Been a great afternoon here next to SYD today. First the Elderweiss 343 departure and now the KLM 772 arrival. In a very...
Jump to postAnyone know when the LOT 789 is due to leave SYD?
Jump to postWith the heavy restrictions put on Australian travellers and visitors, has anyone seen much info on what other carriers are doing with their flights to Oz? I remember seeing most of the US carriers pulling out but what about BA, ME3 and Asian airlines? Are we likely to see all international flights ...
Jump to postJAL is swapping its SYD-HND Boeing 787-9 for a Boeing 777-300ER, which will make it the only carrier flying first class between Sydney and Tokyo https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/japan-airlines-first-class-sydney-tokyo-flights I still find it very strange how CX don't fly any F to SYD/MEL esp...
Jump to postSydney FedEx ops question: A few months ago I noticed one of the two MD-11F had been replaced with a 77F. Now in the last few days/weeks I've noticed 2x 77F's operating and haven't seen the MD-11F for a while. Has the MD-11F gone for good or is there a chance it may be back? I have to say, I'm a lit...
Jump to postGreat news!! Let’s hope this will eventually lead to more “regular” A350’s in the fleet.
Jump to postOn another note, QF are taking their time with announcing the new HND flight. I wonder with both ANA and JAL going with SYD, they might now be thinking of switching to MEL? I've heard persistent rumour that discussions between QF and HND airport regarding the A380 from SYD is still open and not qui...
Jump to postI haven’t seen any plans to remove the 787 from HKG. Over summer when the A380 is on SYD-HKG, it moves to MEL-HKG. But then it reverts back to SYD-HKG and remains in place after BNE-ORD and BNE-SFO has started. Had a quick look at timetables for early December and it looks like the A380 won't retur...
Jump to postNext QF 787 route will be Santiago. Frequency will increase to daily with the switch to dreamliner service from June 2020.
https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media ... -santiago/
QF has again pushed back its A380 refurbishment program, now starting next month with first A380 back in the air in Sept https://www.ausbt.com.au/qantas-a380-refurbishment Any idea on why this keeps getting pushed back? I would have thought now was the best time to get started on this while the A38...
Jump to postI'm wondering if the SYD-CTS decision was also influenced in part to the decreasing 744 fleet and lack of ability to serve SYD-YVR in the near future? Re-directing skiing travellers away from the Vancouver region to Northern Japan instead could see the end of the YVR flight but still provides QF an ...
Jump to postAnother question regarding Sydney Airport, there is a building next to the freight terminal that appears to be being demolished. I've not been able to find any info on this myself so was hoping someone here could provide a link to what the plans are for this site? I have a vague memory that it was f...
Jump to postA couple of observations at SYD this afternoon (Thursday): 1. A QF 744 is docked at T3 preparing to operate a domestic sector. I'm assuming this is make a bit of extra cash as it positions to MEL (as has happened a few times of late). So my question is what is the international sector is it due to c...
Jump to post[With OJS going/gone this also means there is only 1 RR powered 744 left in the fleet now. When thinking about the size of the RR numbers that QF once had the end is now very near :( Um what about the A380s? No retirement date is set for them yet... Ah yes of course! I was thinking more just of the...
Jump to postFor those interested tomorrow (18FEB) VH-OJS (Hamilton Island) will operate her final commercial service as QF73 SYD-SFO after serving QF for 19 years. Sad :( having to witness another magnificent aircraft retired. EK413 With OJS going/gone this also means there is only 1 RR powered 744 left in the...
Jump to postI believe VS are hoping the move to LHR will allow them to target more corporate conference traffic which will help sell the increased J capacity and the reduction in Y capacity from the LGW 744 will also allow for some better yields. With CUN going and now LAS moving I wonder if LGW/MAN/GLA/BFS wil...
Jump to postI don't think this will last more than one season, two at most. Once VS have enough of the larger A350 at LHR they will offer a much better way to increase capacity on routes like JNB without the need for another frequency. The third daily LAX during northern summer is another one that probably won'...
Jump to post787Driver wrote:Both from CPH and ARN to BKK & ARN-DXB and they will keep applying for more corridors through 2018.
They are sold in the following manner https://www.ausbt.com.au/qantas-refreshes-boeing-747-first-class I would suspect this aircraft has had an upgraded first class is because newly developed tour company Constellation Journeys will be chartering a QF 747 next year for an around the world tour and ...
Jump to postQF 744 VH-OEB has had its first class section undergo a refresh According to one of the articles VH-OJM wont receive the refresh and is due to leave the fleet in July this year though that is subject to change. I don't really get why they did this. I can appreciate that the old seats would have bee...
Jump to postAnother point is aircraft utilisation. The extra time needed for that second flight plus there is often a lot of down time in SYD which can take up a full extra airframe. I remember when VS pulled out of HKG-SYD one of the key factors was not that the route wasn't profitable and it didn't affect the...
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