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Repositioning to LAX off for the time being, but test flight tomorrow still on.

VH-OQC due back in service next week!

Qantas don't have any hesitancy with difference training across similar type ratings, at least not anymore. A330/A350 will share a pool at Qantas, with A330 FDC doing difference training to A350 and flying both A330/A350. It doesn't mean all A330 drivers will do A350 difference training, at...

Yes, multiday trip. First crew, DXB-SYD, second crew SYD-CHC-SYD, third crew SYD-DXB.

Correct, D-check isn't the formal term but it's still used widely as an informal term to generate consistency between OEMs as well as aircraft, particularly newer ones, that allow operators to choose between various base and heavy maintenance cycles based on their operating needs. FWIW, most...

It depends on the specific components and/or heavy check in question, some are based on hours and others on cycles, or even a combination, while other elements have fixed time limits, for example, various corrosion checks are not based on cycles or hours, but fixed time intervals. Because of the...

It's not an explicit requirement, but it's an implicit understanding that the JV capacity on a reported route must be maintained. Hence why EK were able to drop MEL/BNE- AKL, but not SYD-CHC. All three routes were reported routes in the 2013 approval. MEL/BNE- AKL were removed from the reported...

They're definitely not getting a 4th D. Suspect some might get scrapped as the parts will be incredibly useful to keep the younger birds flying.

Dear Sir, We recently booked a trip to the Orient on Qantas and have been disappointed to see how standards have dropped. Not only did they change the time of our flight by 5 minutes, they didn't even have the courtesy to notify us via telegram. They sent something called an email. Back in the...

I'm not sure I agree. The goal isn't to reduce the median age, but rather to provide redundancy capacity in the face of OEM delays. What's the alternative? They would've had to postpone the retirements of a handful of the older B737-800s, instead sending them for 4th D-checks. These would've...

And which foreign carrier was that? Two other foreign carriers utilise an 8:00pm arrival, 9:55pm departure (i.e. VA's): DL and CA, but those slots were already allocated in NS24 when VA were still operating, so I'd be interested to know who they are. Generally speaking, historic reclaim of HND...

Point taken, but this presumption works off a principle that some temporary cut in airport fees will generate enough incentive for airlines give up capacity in SYD and hence give up their historical reclaim to slots while loosing network connectivity. It might work for Ryanair to shift capacity...

WSI don't need to. SYD's capacity constraints at peak times are such that there's plenty of pent up demand from domestic airlines to start new flights, it's part of why Virgin, Qantas and Jetstar have more aircraft on order than immediate replacement needs. But we can take the practical view...

The OP begs to differ :p But the irony is that QF actively lobbied against the concept of the PRSS slots in the first place and have been lobbying for their removal/reform ever since, yet they persist. PRSS slots are one of the biggest impediments more competition.

They can't take 2 night pairs. Australia only has rights to 1 nighttime pair and 2 daytime pairs. They're currently using 1 nighttime and 1 daytime pair. Their original plan in 2019 when 2nd and 3rd pairs were allocated to Australia was to do as you suggested: use 2 for SYD to enable overnight...

As a matter of interest, what would those times be? The VA slots were arrival at 8:00pm, departure at 9:55pm (both summer and winter seasons). That's exactly what QF then told IASC they'd use and what they're now not using. They've continued operating on same schedule as before (albeit they...

Why would Rex fly to/from WSI? The PRSS slots at SYD give them a sweetheart deal. This applies equally to Qantas. Neither of Rex and Qantas are going to shift regional flying to WSI since it won't allow them to utilise those slots at SYD for anything else. That said, Qantas have already signed...

I don't think it's a fait accompli that WSI will be much cheaper. It hasn't been developed as a cheaper or lower cost airport, rather it's been developed to add capacity. Nothing about its design and building has been focused on being cheaper. But point taken that it should have a cost advantage...

Point 1: They are not slots. None of the source documents and official documents speak of them as slots. The people involved in the process don't refer to them as slots. Just look at the IASC documents and it refers to daily frequencies. It's also not the day or night slot period. It's simply...

That's a pretty rancid and disgusting comment. Yes, I occasionally share what I've heard from colleagues and when doing so I explicitly indicate when it's something that's unsubstantiated or been shared as a rumour (let's call it water cooler talk). I work in the industry and have an extensive...