Still 16" in J Vs 13.3" in Y.
But yes 1080P (or 1K) Vs 4K.
As above the renders do seem to show the 332 seats becoming mostly cloth, currently they are leather.
The intl A330-200s have cloth.
Still 16" in J Vs 13.3" in Y.
But yes 1080P (or 1K) Vs 4K.
As above the renders do seem to show the 332 seats becoming mostly cloth, currently they are leather.
lol at the economy meal on a plate and a tray ….. not a in a boxQantas have today released images of the upcoming cabin refurbishments for the A330 fleet.
In total, 10 A330-200s will be refurbished and feature new economy seats, mood lighting and carpets. The existing business class seats will remain.
Work will start in mid-2025 at their Brisbane maintenance facility with the refurbishment program to be completed by the end of 2026.
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Sources: First look: inside Qantas’ upgraded A330s
Also the ability to fast charge, BT audio and use streaming services possibly even play our device on the bigger screen.Still 16" in J Vs 13.3" in Y.
But yes 1080P (or 1K) Vs 4K.
As above the renders do seem to show the 332 seats becoming mostly cloth, currently they are leather.
The Qantas seat map PDF lists 10 A332's that currently don't have seatback IFE in Y. Could it be limited to those? But then those are the ones with the single toilet in J *shudder*.10 is interesting and I think first time we've seen that number.
Qantas currently have 16 332s.
The 4 oldest are presumably going EBA- EBD. All 2014 deliveries, so hitting 20+
That seat map PDF is old.The Qantas seat map PDF lists 10 A332's
Qantas AGM todayAnother announcement....which will start in a year....
Future proofing. Also QF doesn't need to load 4k themselves either. These IFE are capable of streaming Netflix, YouTube, Disney+ etc just you need your own account.Not too sure what the fuss is about having bluetooth audio to the IFE on a plane. I'm happy to plug my headphones in. After all, the seat isn't a portable device that moves with me. I can understand some people have AirPods or an equivalent that may not have a wire though.
How much 4K content will QF be loading? I know Cathay has 'certain' movies in 4K, but not all. If it's mostly 1080p or 720p videos, the screen resolution doesn't mean much. Though OLED is a nice touch.
I'm interested to see how this works in practice. A Disney+ 4K stream is 25mbps, and viasat advertises 100mbps bursts on their KA band satellites. So that's 4 people streaming 4K content?These IFE are capable of streaming Netflix, YouTube, Disney+ etc just you need your own account.
That could be the approach as well I guess, preloaded certain content. In theory with AI you could predictively load each passengers likely playlists whilst on the ground too as data and internet speeds massively increase although that future is probably still a bit aways.I'm interested to see how this works in practice. A Disney+ 4K stream is 25mbps, and viasat advertises 100mbps bursts on their KA band satellites. So that's 4 people streaming 4K content?
Cathay's approach is to load certain Disney+ content onto their IFE server directly.
Im not sure i track this. The fleet is a bit thin right now but once the refurbishment are done, the 321 XLR fleet is rolling in, more 220s are rolling in, 350-1000 are rolling in and won't be long between this program finishing and the 350-900/ 787-9/10 replacements also start rolling in.The upgrade is good but that could also mean the reliability for these services are at risk. This is because there had been too many delays in A330 fleet recently (now improving slightly), but still they could stretch the fleet too thin
A321XR is a good replacement but I hope they will only start sending these A332 to refresh after the A321XR starts to arrive to prevent this situation from deteriorating even furtherIm not sure i track this. The fleet is a bit thin right now but once the refurbishment are done, the 321 XLR fleet is rolling in, more 220s are rolling in, 350-1000 are rolling in and won't be long between this program finishing and the 350-900/ 787-9/10 replacements also start rolling in.
QF would actually have a much younger fleet in a few years. We're suffering through the decisions (lack of) right now, but not necessarily in just over 2 years time.
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There's already some changes that likely see more 330s freed up from the Int'l schedule changes. And the big elephant is will QF maintain 4 daily flights to tokyo. I don't see them flying just one flight to NRT and 3 to HND.A321XR is a good replacement but I hope they will only start sending these A332 to refresh after the A321XR starts to arrive to prevent this situation from deteriorating even further
I honestly hope that will work but we will have to wait and seeThere's already some changes that likely see more 330s freed up from the Int'l schedule changes. And the big elephant is will QF maintain 4 daily flights to tokyo. I don't see them flying just one flight to NRT and 3 to HND.
That would see one full plane be taken offline if they do that.
They are also pulling the 330 off BNE-LAX soonish when a 787 is freed up to replace it.There's already some changes that likely see more 330s freed up from the Int'l schedule changes. And the big elephant is will QF maintain 4 daily flights to tokyo. I don't see them flying just one flight to NRT and 3 to HND.
That would see one full plane be taken offline if they do that.