Qantas A380 refurbishment news and updates

[moa999]

OQD enroute back to Sydney
Leaves OQC, OQK, OQL in AUH

 

[moa999]

But it appears OQG is scheduled as QF6015 SYD-AUH today.
So seems a bit more time with six active A380s :-(

 

[Quickstatus]

OQC, OQK, OQL

What's taking so long?. Post covid queues?

Or a deliberate decision to prolong their return to service?

 

[cpatters]

But it appears OQG is scheduled as QF6015 SYD-AUH today.
So seems a bit more time with six active A380s :-(

Not sure how OQG can operate SYD-AUH today when she's in LAX at the moment!

 

[moa999]

Right you are. Possibly last minute swap. Anyhow that was the tip from an informed posters on airliners.net. see what happens over the next few days.

 

[moa999]

taking so long?. Post covid queues?

Pretty much. And reliance on third-parties
Etihad still have 5 A380s to return, and Emirates 20.

 

[moa999]

As per the reliability thread looks like OQG took over the duties of OQD yesterday,
But today has flown to AUH as QF6015.

Meanwhile OQH is stuck in SIN causing lots of issues

 

[cpatters]

Didn't OQH have an engine fire in LAX the other day?

 

[moa999]

So looks like QF now back to 7 active 380s after OQG returned to service.
OQC, OQK and OQL still in AUH.

 

[defurax]

Good they have an "extra" A380. OQJ was ferried SYD-MEL this morning to operate QF93 (probably due to lack of 789).

 

[RSD]

So looks like QF now back to 7 active 380s after OQG returned to service.
OQC, OQK and OQL still in AUH.

Lets hope that they don't ferry another one to AUH this week...

 

[elanshin]

Lets hope that they don't ferry another one to AUH this week...

I don't think they really can if they want to actually launch syd jnb at the end of sept.

 

[moa999]

I don't think they really can if they want to actually launch syd jnb at the end of sept.

SYD-JNB-SYD is closer to a 31hr block, so probably need another aircraft back by the end of the month

 

[HockeyMonkey]

When is Melbourne likely to get a 7 day a week A380 service again?

 

[RSD]

When is Melbourne likely to get a 7 day a week A380 service again?

I would have thought that if that was going to happen then it would have happened before the Joburg switch to A380's

 

[theonewhojumps]

I would have thought that if that was going to happen then it would have happened before the Joburg switch to A380's

I wonder if MEL-SIN would go a380 7 times a weeks before MEL-SIN would go from the current twice a week to daily. No ideas about the time line if either were to happen though.

 

[aus_flyer]

I wonder if MEL-SIN would go a380 7 times a weeks before MEL-SIN would go from the current twice a week to daily. No ideas about the time line if either were to happen though.

Do you mean LAX? No A380 MEL-SIN

 

[mrflyby]

There was an a380 on Mel - Sin before COVID. Don't think they can do it now though any more with only 10 airframes and Syd -Jnb in the mix.

 

[theonewhojumps]

There was an a380 on Mel - Sin before COVID. Don't think they can do it now though any more with only 10 airframes and Syd -Jnb in the mix.

Sorry that was what I meant, as in they would bring back the A380 MEL-SIN before they increase the current twice a week A380 MEL-LAX to daily, but as mrflyby mentioned, it might have to be one or the other with only 10 frames (when they eventually all come back).

 

[Himeno]

Sorry that was what I meant, as in they would bring back the A380 MEL-SIN before they increase the current twice a week A380 MEL-LAX to daily, but as mrflyby mentioned, it might have to be one or the other with only 10 frames (when they eventually all come back).

If they get enough A380 back in service for MEL-LAX daily, will that release a 787 to put back on SYD-HND?