ALL QF's 330's to get lay flat Business seating - Including Domestic

[drron]

Re: ALL QF's 330's to get lay flight Business seating - Including Domestic

When I read that post I thought maybe you meant "was still close enough to hit on me" drron......

If I don't behave myself I get a clip on the ear.

 

[Mrmaxwell]

VH-QPF about to do test flight as QF6100 ex BNE gate 24 shortly.

Seven refurb'd 330's is a good number....the scale is now heavily tipped for most regular travellers to score a new seat at least part of the time.

With my delayed QF7019 yesterday where J is normally full it was interesting to note it was only about half full - I imagine many jumped off ship and found alternate routes/dates after the 24hr delay.

 

[moa999]

QPH listed as QF62 tonight so looks like the like replacement in the shed (which should mean a 1-mth Refurb)

 

[moa999]

QPF back in service as the 7th completed 330-300 operating QF97 BNE-HKG.

QPG operating QF23 from SYD, and QPJ QF81 from SYD so looks like QPH goes into the shed (as a younger aircraft think this will just be a one month Refurb)

 

[Christopher Campbell]

So QPJ will also be a one month refurb as well?

 

[moa999]

So QPJ will also be a one month refurb as well?

That's my prediction QPH,I,J are 12-18mths younger than all the others

 

[moa999]

Updated based on Qantas Source posts / FR24 data / YSSY board / above

-- Aircraft undergoing refurb in Brisbane
VH-EBC 330-200 - In 25/11/15 Expect ~23/12

-- Summary
Refurb complete
A330-300 7 / 10 - QPA, QPB, QPC, QPD, QPE, QPF, QPI
A330-200 8 / 18 - EBA, EBB, EBE, EBF, EBJ, EBK, EBS, EBV
330-300s - 28J/ 269Y, J Panasonic ex3 16" IFE, Y Panasonic exLite 11" IFE
330-200s - 28J/ 243Y, J Panasonic ex3 16" IFE, Y Panasonic 9" IFE (8. EBM-EBS, EBV), 8" iPadMini (10. EBA-EBG, EBJ-EBL)
Notes.
- QPI yet to be painted to New Roo
- 18 final 330-200s are EBA-EBG, EBJ-EBS, EBV (EBH, EBI to RAAF, EBT, EBU never registered)

-- Refurbishment history
VH-EBV 330-200 - 1 mth 15 days - In 16/11/14 Out 31/12/14
VH-QPA 330-300 - 2 mth 13 days - In 3/11/14 Out 16/1/15, C8 check (SIN repaint 2/8-20/8 )
VH-EBA 330-200 - 1 mth 12 days - In 1/1/15 Out 13/2/15
VH-QPC 330-300 - 2 mth 6 days - In 17/1/15 Out 23/3/15, C8 check (SIN repaint 16/7/15-2/8/15)
VH-EBJ 330-200 - 1 mth 3 days - In 14/3/15 Out 17/4/15 (SIN repaint 27/2-13/3)
VH-QPB 330-300 - 2 mth 7 days - In 16/2/15 Out 23/4/15 (SIN repaint 31/1-16/2, C8 check)
VH-EBS 330-200 - 30 days - In 26/4/15 Out 25/5/15
VH-QPD 330-300 - 2 mth 2 days - In 23/4/15 - out 25/6/15 (SIN repaint 15/3-30/3, C8 check)
VH-EBB 330-200 - 27 days - In 8/6/15 - Out 4/7/15
VH-QPI 330-300 - 28 days - In 7/7/15 Out 3/8/15 (Still needs repaint, no C check)
VH-EBK 330-200 - 31 days - In 22/7/15 Out 22/8/15 (SIN repaint 22/8-9/9)
VH-EBF 330-200 - 28 days - In 27/8/15 Out 23/9/15 (SIN repaint 5/8/15-26/8 from JQ)
VH-QPE 330-300 - 2mth 1 day - In 4/8/15 Out 5/10/15 (SIN repaint 25/4-12/5, C8 check)
VH-EBE 330-200 - 1 mth 4 days - In 25/9/15 Out 28/10/15 (SIN repaint 28/10-17/11)
VH-QPF 330-300 -2 mth 8 days - In 5/10/15 Out 12/12/15 (SIN repaint 13/7-29/7)

-- Likely next
VH-EBD 330-200 Last of the Millenium 2x3x2 config

-- 330-200 configs (of 18 )
6 - 28J/243Y Dom with Vantage XL Business Suite, QStreaming iPads in Y- EBA, EBB, EBE, EBF, EBJ, EBK
2 - 28J/243Y Int/Dom with Vantage XL Business Suite, Panasonic ex2 AVOD in Y - EBS, EBV
2 - 36J/199Y Int/Dom with SkyBed I, RC AVOD - EBG, EBL
4 - 36J/268Y Dom with 2x3x2 J Recaro workbench, Panasonic AVOD - EBO, EBP, EBQ, EBR
2 - 36J/265Y Dom with 2x2x2 J Silverwing, Panasonic AVOD - EBM, EBN
1 - 34J/265Y Dom with 2x3x2 J Millenium workbench, QStreaming iPads - EBD
1 - Under Refurb - EBC

 

[Christopher Campbell]

Should we think the A333s QPG-QPJ will get a repaint once all of them have be refurbished? (since QPI did not get repainted after its refurb)

 

[Melburnian1]

moa999, your table above is outstanding work. I wish that you could so this sort of thing for every international airline that operates to and from Australia with the equipment they presently use on the Oz routes - for instance SQ has some variability within aircraft types and it can be disappointing for passengers to travel in one of the less well fitted out planes.

 

[moa999]

Should we think the A333s QPG-QPJ will get a repaint once all of them have be refurbished? (since QPI did not get repainted after its refurb)

Harder to tell on paint. QPA-QPF were painted either directly before Refurb, or a month or two before often when another 300 in the shed, so operating with 8 300s.

Possible that they wait to the end, also possible that QPG goes in the next month or so.

Also would not be surprised if QPH-QPJ remain in old paint for another 12-18mths until their C-Check comes around

 

[Melburnian1]

moa999, is it correct that the repainting and the refurbishment cannot concurrently occur because they take place at different locations?

 

[moa999]

moa999, is it correct that the repainting and the refurbishment cannot concurrently occur because they take place at different locations?

Suspect logistically they need to be done separately anyway, but Refurb in BNE and paint in SIN

 

[Christopher Campbell]

QPH operating QF51 today

 

[moa999]

QPH operating QF51 today

Interesting

 

[Christopher Campbell]

Yeah it is and QPG is operating Sydney Bangkok QPJ is on its way to Singapore from Sydney

 

[jimmylikesitwet]

QPH operating QF51 today

FR24 says A330-200 VH-EBS will be operating QF51 today. Although EF says it's definitely an A330-300.

 

[Christopher Campbell]

I just check FR24 and its showing QPH. EF?

 

[Christopher Campbell]

And flight aware as well is QPH

 

[Christopher Campbell]

It's really odd EBS is not doing QF51

 

[Awesom Andy]

I guess the workshop might be shutting up shop for the year-end period, or at least keeping all -300s flying around? A -300 is definitely more useful than a -200 during this time of the year.