I must say QF really missed the mark with the centenary colourscheme

A series of retro B789’s would’ve had more of an impact versus this logo jet concept.

Disappointed. Just my 0.02c


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EK413 wrote:

I must say QF really missed the mark with the centenary colourscheme

A series of retro B789’s would’ve had more of an impact versus this logo jet concept.

Disappointed. Just my 0.02c


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It's not the most exciting. In some respects the addition of the old logos down the fuselage looks amateurish. It's disappointing they didn't go for a bigger program including acknowledging the TAA/Australian side of the business; maybe that is still coming.

TAA / Australian not really relevant on an international aircraft such as the 787.

Still 3 A380s and plenty of 737s that need repaints

tullamarine wrote:

EK413 wrote:

I must say QF really missed the mark with the centenary colourscheme

A series of retro B789’s would’ve had more of an impact versus this logo jet concept.

Disappointed. Just my 0.02c


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It's not the most exciting. In some respects the addition of the old logos down the fuselage looks amateurish. It's disappointing they didn't go for a bigger program including acknowledging the TAA/Australian side of the business; maybe that is still coming.

I was excited leading up to the unveiling.

Understand there are 2 x B737 retro jets but rolling out a series of retro jets on the widebody fleet would be far more effective on the international stage.




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It looks like the 100 year old theme revolves the various QF logos. A good learning opportunity that will stimulate talking about the history of QF.

tullamarine wrote:

It's not the most exciting. In some respects the addition of the old logos down the fuselage looks amateurish. It's disappointing they didn't go for a bigger program including acknowledging the TAA/Australian side of the business; maybe that is still coming.

A 717 in the 70's TAA livery would be just the business. It would look 'wrong' on a 738 since the only jets in TAA's fleet wearing this scheme were the DC9 & 727.



A 738 in the late 80's Australian scheme that the original 733's were delivered in?



Though, as discussed, it would be unlikely an A330 would be given a TAA paintjob since they also do international duty.....

https://www.flightradar24.com/QFA9/227b269d

QF9 is late tonight (3 hrs). ??

EK413 wrote:

I must say QF really missed the mark with the centenary colourscheme

A series of retro B789’s would’ve had more of an impact versus this logo jet concept.

Disappointed. Just my 0.02c


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Agreed... quite possibly the worst special scheme a QF aircraft has ever worn!

An A330 in the Australian Airlines 767 livery would also be special.

tullamarine wrote:

An A330 in the Australian Airlines 767 livery would also be special.

Would suit a 787 better. It was a sensational livery though.

[quote="moa999"]TAA / Australian not really relevant on an international aircraft such as the 787.

True, but are those QF retro schemes relevant on 737's?

QF6027 (VH-ZNI) has an ETA of 1330LT ex PAE to arrive into LAX at 1600LT on 15 October.

eta unknown wrote:

True, but are those QF retro schemes relevant on 737's?

Landing at Australian airports where your more likely to get more people who recognise the heritage livery - absolutely
(And size wise 737 is probably closest to the 707 used for RR2, granted RR1 was more of a 747 livery)

A TAA aircraft at LHR or LAX would have limited recognition.

I believe all of AAs 10+ heritage liveries are on domestic 737s - they use full heritage tail and stripe/paint, but have the modern AA titles with eagle logo and the oneworld badge

OJU now been delivered from LAX to MWH to Rolls Royce

https://twitter.com/flightradar24/statu ... 50816?s=20

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OJU now been delivered from LAX to MWH to Rolls Royce

https://twitter.com/flightradar24/statu ... 50816?s=20

Good to see her live on.

Anyone know the time this bad boy is leaving JFK on Friday night? Might go out for a spot on this monumental occasion.

tullamarine wrote:

An A330 in the Australian Airlines 767 livery would also be special.

Id prefer a 767 - perhaps QF will get some if they get new engines on the 764 frame......

I'm going to buck the trend here and say that I like the centenary scheme with the history of Qantas logos over their history.

weebie wrote:

Anyone know the time this bad boy is leaving JFK on Friday night? Might go out for a spot on this monumental occasion.

21:30 Local


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An A330 in the Australian Airlines 767 livery would also be special.

It was sad to see this livery go - it was one of my all time favs. I wish it could have been kept in some way, a blue/green version would have been amazing to showcase all elements of the Aussie landscape. The orange was fantastically eye catching!

Whilst I miss the 767, very hopeful we see QF go with some 797s should they ever be offered. Hopefully Boeing will one day offer one.

Looking forward to tracking the first JFK-SYD flights, whilst a trial always exciting to see something different and new in the industry.

What I don’t understand with the 100 jet is the red on the belly. Afaik no Qantas livery in its history has had the red go along the belly like that, makes the whole scheme look bottom heavy and busy. With just the usual tail and the rest as is I think it would look quite nice. But people would probably complain it was too simple and just some logos decaled on (rolls eyes)

a320fan wrote:

What I don’t understand with the 100 jet is the red on the belly. Afaik no Qantas livery in its history has had the red go along the belly like that, makes the whole scheme look bottom heavy and busy. With just the usual tail and the rest as is I think it would look quite nice. But people would probably complain it was too simple and just some logos decaled on (rolls eyes)

I think the red belly looks great, wish that was part of the normal livery

smi0006 wrote:

Whilst I miss the 767, very hopeful we see QF go with some 797s should they ever be offered.

Looking less and less likely.
See the 767-400neo thread which suggests a cheap reboot of the 767, and focus investment on a NSA or 737 replacement

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a320fan wrote:

What I don’t understand with the 100 jet is the red on the belly. Afaik no Qantas livery in its history has had the red go along the belly like that, makes the whole scheme look bottom heavy and busy. With just the usual tail and the rest as is I think it would look quite nice. But people would probably complain it was too simple and just some logos decaled on (rolls eyes)

I think the red belly looks great, wish that was part of the normal livery

Agree, the red belly does look great!

the "collect the set" sticker collection of logos however

moa999 wrote:

smi0006 wrote:

Whilst I miss the 767, very hopeful we see QF go with some 797s should they ever be offered.

Looking less and less likely.
See the 767-400neo thread which suggests a cheap reboot of the 767, and focus investment on a NSA or 737 replacement

Ahh started off reading it, but the thread degraded. Sounded to start with this would be freight only. Interesting.

Hopefully we see some more orders from either supplier when QF announce sunrise.

moa999 wrote:

smi0006 wrote:

Whilst I miss the 767, very hopeful we see QF go with some 797s should they ever be offered.

Looking less and less likely.
See the 767-400neo thread which suggests a cheap reboot of the 767, and focus investment on a NSA or 737 replacement

I think im pretty rational and am pretty brutally unsentimental when it comes to fleet and nostalgia etc, but to me the 767 is a more real part of QF than the 747 is.... Id get excited for a 764NEO at QF....

If Sunrise goes ahead, id see that the 764NEO would be a nice compliment

Qantas 789 VH-ZNI departing PAE on delivery flight to LAX



https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/11 ... 00736?s=20

Some links to photos and videos of VH-OJU arriving at Moses Lake (including water cannon) and being handed over to Rolls Royce:

https://twitter.com/DWHonan/status/1184331128372465664
https://twitter.com/timjue/status/1184231461706010624
https://twitter.com/timjue/status/1184185399951806464
https://twitter.com/jetcitystar/status/ ... 5042407424
https://twitter.com/timjue/status/1184186438633451521

qf789 wrote:

Qantas 789 VH-ZNI departing PAE on delivery flight to LAX



https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/11 ... 00736?s=20

When there is a photo of ZNJ side on like this I’ll make a judgement on if I like it or not... for now I think it’s hard to tell if it is as bad as it looks from the close cropped photos but I do agree with those on here who say at first glance it’s not great!

Boof wrote:

qf789 wrote:

Qantas 789 VH-ZNI departing PAE on delivery flight to LAX



https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/11 ... 00736?s=20

When there is a photo of ZNJ side on like this I’ll make a judgement on if I like it or not... for now I think it’s hard to tell if it is as bad as it looks from the close cropped photos but I do agree with those on here who say at first glance it’s not great!

I agree it is not great but I tend to find all photos of 787s on the ground as slightly awkward. I think it is the comparatively low landing gear that does it making the whole plane look quite squat. They tend to look more elegant in flight with the landing gear retracted. The 78J is not so bad as the length tends to relieve the squat look a bit but overall the A350 is much more handsome with better proportions.

I flew back into MEL from SIN this morning and notice that the famous old Solari arrivals board in the Landside Arrivals Hall has gone as part of the extensions that have started there. Illustrations of the new Arrivals Hall suggest the board won't be returning unfortunately.

Correction on previous post.

Friday 18/10
QF6027 LAX ETD 09:55 JFK ETA 18:15

QF7879 JFK ETD 21:00 SYD ETA 07:10 (Sunday 20/10)


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What QF FINs are currently under heavy MTCE in BNE?

Another ex Virgin Australia Boeing 737 aircraft has joined the tigerair fleet. Registered as VH-VUX, it began operations today with the airline operating flight TT550 (MEL to OOL)

Flight QF6027 from Los Angeles to New York
https://fr24.com/QFA6027/22861f60



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Flight QF6027 from Los Angeles to New York
https://fr24.com/QFA6027/22861f60



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ZNI has just departed LAX, next stop JFK

Flightplan for QF7879 JFK-SYD



https://twitter.com/flightradar24/statu ... 34401?s=20

Qantas Press Release on first research flight

https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media ... -take-off/

Some additional information on QF7879 JFK-SYD

50 passengers and crew on board
Will take off with maximum fuel, restricted passenger and baggage load and no cargo
Purpose of the flight is to conduct research on passengers and crew including increasing health and wellness, reducing jetlag and identifying optimum crew rest and work periods
Expect to take 19 and half hours subject to wind versus 22hrs and 20 minutes JFK-LAX-SYD
Months of flight planning including daily plans to establish and wind and weather patterns
Four pilots operating the flight plus 2 that operated on the positioning flight to JFK, overall experience is 67,000 hours
ZNI will depart with maximum fuel load, approx. 101,000kg of fuel, arrive into SYD with 6,000kg remaining
MTOW for 789 is 254,000kg, QF7879 takeoff weight 233,000kg
101,000kg is also the same amount of fuel Qantas departs with on PER-LHR
Initially will climb to FL360 and will further climb to FL400 a few hours into flight

Effective 29 Mar 20, QR will replace A359 on DOH-ADL with A350-1000

https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/ai ... arch-2020/

Flight QF7879 from New York to Sydney
https://fr24.com/QFA7879/2287630a




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QF7879 is now airborne

Just curious as to what the charter/tour VH-OEE has been operating for the passed few weeks. It left SYD on 30 Sept. and is returning today after flying SYD-ICN-TLV-MLA-BCN-CTG-LIM-IPC-SYD.

Fuling wrote:

Just curious as to what the charter/tour VH-OEE has been operating for the passed few weeks. It left SYD on 30 Sept. and is returning today after flying SYD-ICN-TLV-MLA-BCN-CTG-LIM-IPC-SYD.

https://www.constellationjourneys.com.a ... -the-world

Not bad for $21,000


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qf789 wrote:

ZNI will depart with maximum fuel load, approx. 101,000kg of fuel, arrive into SYD with 6,000kg remaining
MTOW for 789 is 254,000kg, QF7879 takeoff weight 233,000kg
101,000kg is also the same amount of fuel Qantas departs with on PER-LHR
Initially will climb to FL360 and will further climb to FL400 a few hours into flight

I know range decreases as you add payload but with full tanks and still 21,000kg until MTOW the 789 must be quite fuel volume limited.

EK413 wrote:

Fuling wrote:

Just curious as to what the charter/tour VH-OEE has been operating for the passed few weeks. It left SYD on 30 Sept. and is returning today after flying SYD-ICN-TLV-MLA-BCN-CTG-LIM-IPC-SYD.

https://www.constellationjourneys.com.a ... -the-world

Not bad for $21,000


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Oh cool. Thanks for that. Didn't realise they were still doing the Constellation tours. I remember the first one had some pretty cool places too!

Wonder what equipment they'll use once the Queen is retired

Fuling wrote:

EK413 wrote:

Fuling wrote:

Just curious as to what the charter/tour VH-OEE has been operating for the passed few weeks. It left SYD on 30 Sept. and is returning today after flying SYD-ICN-TLV-MLA-BCN-CTG-LIM-IPC-SYD.

https://www.constellationjourneys.com.a ... -the-world

Not bad for $21,000


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Oh cool. Thanks for that. Didn't realise they were still doing the Constellation tours. I remember the first one had some pretty cool places too!

Wonder what equipment they'll use once the Queen is retired

QF will have A380’s (to BIG), B789’s (to small) & PS aircraft (just right)


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Effective 29 Mar 20, QR will replace A359 on DOH-ADL with A350-1000

https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/ai ... arch-2020/

Wow that’s a surprise!! Please to see QR doing well.

Hopefully with the 321s we see QF give ADL some love.

No announcement from NZ but only from airport companies - NZ increase MCY seasonal service starting 2months earlier, OOL - AKL gets 100 new flights next year making it daily with some weeks 9 flights a week, and increase in CNS-AKL with mixed operation of 320,321,789 and 777 through the season.

Be great to see NZ in HBA or CBR one day! But certainly nice to see more international flights outside the key gateways.

https://www.cairnsairport.com.au/corpor ... to-cairns/

https://www.goldcoastairport.com.au/lat ... vices-grow

https://www.sunshinecoastairport.com.au ... ine-coast/

a320fan wrote:

qf789 wrote:

ZNI will depart with maximum fuel load, approx. 101,000kg of fuel, arrive into SYD with 6,000kg remaining
MTOW for 789 is 254,000kg, QF7879 takeoff weight 233,000kg
101,000kg is also the same amount of fuel Qantas departs with on PER-LHR
Initially will climb to FL360 and will further climb to FL400 a few hours into flight

I know range decreases as you add payload but with full tanks and still 21,000kg until MTOW the 789 must be quite fuel volume limited.

Limited by the size of the wings you can attach to composite frame, Yes.
Can always engineer an additional centre tank but then it eats into cargo volume.
Or if you're Airbus modify your fuel system & chuck in an extra 24000litres & call it a ULR

The first up-dated A380 is back in service and QF has signed for 9 more frames to be overhauled by Elbe Flugzeugwerke in Dresden.

https://www.airliners.de/efw-kabinen-qa ... otte/52313 (pics of the new Biz & Premium Y seats)

beside increasing the number of premium seats QF added a self-serve bar for Premium Economy