Qantas A380 refurbishment news and updates

[Flying Fox]

Korean Air finishes repainting first of four Qantas A380s in new livery

Korean Air has released a picture of the first of four Qantas Airbus A380s it is repainting into the Australian carrier's new livery at Busan Airport.

australianaviation.com.au

Korean Air has finished repainting one of the QF A380's. I always thought that the work was being done by EK. Totally wrong of me.

 

[eminere]

Korean Air finishes repainting first of four Qantas A380s in new livery

Korean Air has released a picture of the first of four Qantas Airbus A380s it is repainting into the Australian carrier's new livery at Busan Airport.

australianaviation.com.au

Korean Air has finished repainting one of the QF A380's. I always thought that the work was being done by EK. Totally wrong of me.

Some were done by EK and the others KE.

 

[moa999]

First 8 were done by EK. Appears KE have the contract for the final 4, with one complete.

 

[cjd600]

Qantas Will Revamp Biz Cabin in Refurbishment of A380 Fleet - The Points Guy

The first of Qantas' refurbished Airbus A380s will begin flying in September, with the remaining 11 A380s in the carrier's fleet set to be overhauled during the next year.

thepointsguy.com

 

[moa999]

OQB remains in AUH for heavy maintenance.

After only 16 days, so presumably some minor maintenance (and definitely not refurb) OQE positioned back to LHR and is operating QF2, swapping with OQG which is scheduled to fly to DRS instead

 

[Brettmcg]

OQK will be the first frame in for refurb at the start of July. Expected to be back in service by mid to late August.
Based on the current schedule, OQA will be the final bird done in November 2020.

 

[blackcat20]

Interesting they're working backwards, youd think theyd do the older ones first.

 

[Brettmcg]

Interesting they're working backwards, youd think theyd do the older ones first.

Has nothing to do with age or number of cycles, just simply when they can be pulled in and out of service. The list jumps around all over the place.

 

[levelnine]

Unrelated to the refurbs, but VH-OQA in maintenance at LAX after the incident:

 

[Flying Fox]

Unrelated to the refurbs, but VH-OQA in maintenance at LAX after the incident:

Sorry could someone enlighten me as to what the incident was? I presume something to do with the flaps.

PS. That's a really good looking box from Airbus

 

[levelnine]

Sorry could someone enlighten me as to what the incident was? I presume something to do with the flaps.

PS. That's a really good looking box from Airbus

Catering truck hit it: Australian Aviation Thread - June 2019 - Page 5 - Airliners.net

 

[Flying Fox]

Catering truck hit it: Australian Aviation Thread - June 2019 - Page 5 - Airliners.net

Oh thanks. That is going to be an expensive insurance claim for the catering company! Actually I'd really like to see the insurance claim form and the associated diagram of the vehicles in question.

 

[madrooster]

Oh thanks. That is going to be an expensive insurance claim for the catering company! Actually I'd really like to see the insurance claim form and the associated diagram of the vehicles in question.

LAX has a bit of an issue with catering trucks hitting aircraft. VA has also sustained damage in a similar way at LAX a little while back.

 

[Rangalad]

Had the same thing happen a few years back in AKL. Flight cancelled, stayed overnight, then rebooked onto NZ for the flight home.

 

[cove]

You do need quite a good sized shed to fit an A380 inside it. Certainly that shed is no backyard one.

 

[serfty]

You do need quite a good sized shed to fit an A380 inside it. Certainly that shed is no backyard one.

The LAX shed was purpose built by Qantas a year or two ago to cater for exactly that (A388's).

 

[RichardMEL]

OQA needs far more than a minor fix and lick of paint that's for sure. Poor Nancy is cursed.

 

[jb747]

Vehicles around LA are outright pests. A couple of years ago, I had a large bus drive across a taxiway right in front of me. Now, I know that buses are big, but I think I would have won that argument. Amazing how well a 380 can stop when you stand on the brakes. And just towards the end of my flights there, I was turning into the bay, and a vehicle drove straight across the entrance, even though the marshaller was almost standing in front of him trying to get him to stop. I guess he just didn't notice the 'building' that was bearing down on him.

 

[mrsterryn]

Have any planes gone in for the refurb?

 

[moa999]

Not clear.
VH-OQG has been in Dresden since 12 June but was supposedly getting a check only (the prior aircraft was only in DRS for 14 days). However it was meant to swap with OQK, which was reported to be the first, in early July.

So something has changed.