Passenger Numbers - Qantas SYD/LAX up or down in 2024

[RichardMEL]

When does QF get more 787s?

4 more 789 from FY2027. So at least three years away.

 

[RSVKanga]

When does QF get more 787s?

From 2027 onwards.

 

[jase05]

4 more 789 from FY2027. So at least three years away.

A long time away still.
I wonder if they are looking at other options in the meantime.

 

[RichardMEL]

A long time away still.
I wonder if they are looking at other options in the meantime.

Like 2nd hand ac? The Bamboo's were taken iirc.

Certainly no slots for new builds before then I am sure.

 

[jase05]

Like 2nd hand ac? The Bamboo's were taken iirc.

Certainly no slots for new builds before then I am sure.

Yeah second hand or lease options if possible.
I‘d forgotten that the Bamboo ones were snatched up

 

[RichardMEL]

QF did have the precedent of the ex-MH (iirc) "Ugly Sisters" 744's so certainly coukd be a thing. Unsure how the 787 market is. I presume few and far between for "sloppy seconds"

 

[RSD]

Saw in the last couple of days that Korean scrapped one of their four A380's - might be three others available...

 

[RSVKanga]

Saw in the last couple of days that Korean scrapped one of their four A380's - might be three others available...

If the highly unlikely were to happen and QF were to theoretically take them up, it would be interesting to see what happens with the Y seats (IFE screens)

 

[RSD]

Has been no mention of any plans to do the Brisbane-Chicago flights that were mooted before COVID hit

 

[RSVKanga]

Has been no mention of any plans to do the Brisbane-Chicago flights that were mooted before COVID hit

It’s unfortunate, because QF have the aircraft to do it. They could just take the 787s off HNL to allow for BNE-ORD.