First Qantas A220 revealed

[elanshin]

The exterior plays a big role as well. A clean, well maintained paint job lends to the overall perception.

i.e. some of those retiring JAL 77W's look like new builds compared to say TG and the older SQ birds.

The speed taped wings always causes alarms for passengers.

 

[SYD]

Received an email yesterday of schedule changes to flights we have to/from Melbourne later in the year. 'So you can experience our new A220' or something like that. Looking forward to it. J down and Y back.

We had the reverse. Booked SYD-LST (return) during the Sale. SYD-LST already subbed for an E190 four months out.

 

[p--and--t]

I agree with @TheInsider here. My friend and his family most certainly had no clue they were on a VA 737M8 and I didn't exactly point it out to them in case they had fears from the news. I noticed only because I looked out the window and there was a huge engine in my face.

Clean fancy new (modern) and functioning interiors has a lot more effect on the perceptions than actual age of planes. Think about a house, if you fully renovated it, its much harder to tell how old the house is from the interior.

Agree, several friends equate planes to one aisle or two aisles. Those are the two types of planes flying in AU.

 

[Scarlett]

Agree, several friends equate planes to one aisle or two aisles. Those are the two types of planes flying in AU.

I guess they don’t really get to look around to realise when they’re on a four-aisle plane!

 

[dylarr]

Just had a schedule change for my MEL-LST flights in September. A220 swapped out for E190.

Looks like the A220 has been almost completely removed from the route starting in April, only operating once a week. Alliance and Sunstate picking up the slack with E190 and Q400.

 

[SYD]

Just had a schedule change for my MEL-LST flights in September. A220 swapped out for E190.

Looks like the A220 has been almost completely removed from the route starting in April, only operating once a week. Alliance and Sunstate picking up the slack with E190 and Q400.

Yep, my return flight LST-SYD also changed today.

Any idea where they've moved to?

 

[jrfsp]

Yep, my return flight LST-SYD also changed today.

Any idea where they've moved to?

The hangar

 

[SYD]

The hangar

That was my initial thought (with the crewing challenges) but I wouldn't be surprised if they're being swung onto longer / thin routes?

 

[Harrison_133]

That was my initial thought (with the crewing challenges) but I wouldn't be surprised if they're being swung onto longer / thin routes?

Looks like they've beefed up A220 frequency on MEL-BNE. Looking at June, as many as 6-7 flights scheduled on the A220 depending on the day of the week.

 

[cpatters]

Looks like they've beefed up A220 frequency on MEL-BNE. Looking at June, as many as 6-7 flights scheduled on the A220 depending on the day of the week.

Must be flight crew training in preparation for Darwin to Singapore services starting later in the year

 

[pauly7]

Looks like they've beefed up A220 frequency on MEL-BNE. Looking at June, as many as 6-7 flights scheduled on the A220 depending on the day of the week.

Yes saw a couple of mine had changed. Good, much prefer them to a 737.

 

[dylarr]

Any idea where they've moved to?

Another one is MEL-HBA will go all A220 with the 737 removed from this route from April onwards.

 

[markis10]

Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) has confirmed to ch-aviation that it is aware of corrosion issues on a “limited population” of its A220 aircraft.

“Airbus is aware that there have been findings during maintenance activities of corrosion on a limited population of A220s on a limited number of parts on the aircraft. Regular maintenance checks are scheduled to ensure it is captured early and the right corrective actions are put in place in a timely manner to mitigate the situation,” a spokesperson for the manufacturer said.

“As the quality and the safety of our aircraft are our top priorities, we are currently investigating the situation and working with our customers and suppliers to identify and implement final corrective actions. The A220 fleet’s airworthiness remains intact,” he added.

Earlier, a CBS report said that impacted elements include some passenger seat fittings and certain wing components, such as the wing-to-body fairing.

Airbus confirms limited corrosion issues on A220

Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) has confirmed to ch-aviation that it is aware of corrosion issues on a “limited population” of its A220 aircraft. “Airbus is...

www.ch-aviation.com

 

[Lucass]

Looks like they've beefed up A220 frequency on MEL-BNE. Looking at June, as many as 6-7 flights scheduled on the A220 depending on the day of the week.

Why do they fly them so much on high density routes like MEL-BNE. Wouldn't that be a considerable capacity downgrade replacing 737s with 174 seats with 137 seater a220-300?

 

[thebmw]

Why do they fly them so much on high density routes like MEL-BNE. Wouldn't that be a considerable capacity downgrade replacing 737s with 174 seats with 137 seater a220-300?

Going to take a rough stab here that Qantas may know the numbers better than we do - likely works out better to have more different flight times with smaller planes, rather than just a few larger planes.

Much like MEL-SYD is a 737 every 30 (or even 15) minutes, rather than consolidating on 330s.

 

[Lucass]

Going to take a rough stab here that Qantas may know the numbers better than we do - likely works out better to have more different flight times with smaller planes, rather than just a few larger planes.

Much like MEL-SYD is a 737 every 30 (or even 15) minutes, rather than consolidating on 330s.

Yes good point, I didn't know if they were slot restricted on that route