Qantas A380 refurbishment news and updates

[elanshin]

Full cabin being minor upgrades to F.. and totally revised upper deck including J suites, larger PE section and blocked doors.

when you say "full cabin" does that include economy?
Last time I flew on a refurbished A380 the economy seats were still the originals, and showing their age.

F refresh, J overhaul and upper deck overhaul.
Y also get a refurbishment and refresh.

The problem is that all the other a380s are now at least 5 years since their update. Many of them were done in 2019.

 

[RSD]

when you say "full cabin" does that include economy?
Last time I flew on a refurbished A380 the economy seats were still the originals, and showing their age.

Still a better economy seat than the much newer B787's

 

[ayebee]

Still a better economy seat than the much newer B787's

Don't disagree

Y also get a refurbishment and refresh.

it was early 2020 last I flew a QF 380 so not long after the supposed refresh & my seat and general surrounding certainly didn't have that "new plane" feel.

No need to visit Nth America any more, and originating MEL there are more convenient options north and west so can't see when I may ever fly QF A380 again.

 

[elanshin]

Just landed into MEL and seeing a QF 380 parked next to EK one. Nice sight to see as its relatively uncommon in MEL as of late.

 

[Berlin]

Just landed into MEL and seeing a QF 380 parked next to EK one. Nice sight to see as its relatively uncommon in MEL as of late.

I remember coming back to Sydney on the very first flight getting us out of New Zealand after the 4th or 5th Covid lockdown. All dead still over in Auckland but over here, there were already 3 A380s at Sydney airport (I believe 2 EKs and one SQ from memory but could have been QF) and we got so excited about life (THE life!) coming back

 

[HockeyMonkey]

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

Looks like we have our answer for the return of the 9th A380 with SYD-DFW some days

https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-international-network-to-grow-with-220000-more-seats-new-aircraft-and-new-route/

 

[elanshin]

Looks like we have our answer for the return of the 9th A380 with SYD-DFW some days

https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-international-network-to-grow-with-220000-more-seats-new-aircraft-and-new-route/

Thats what QF anticipates. Who knows if it will actually pan out that way. We saw JNB get pushed back by 3 months and launched with probably 1 frame less than they wanted.

 

[jrfsp]

The last Qantas A380 will return in 2026

It’s been a slow return to the skies fo the red-tailed superjumbos…

www.executivetraveller.com

Seems like there will be further delays for return of the A380s, not sure what impact will have on the schedule

 

[elanshin]

The last Qantas A380 will return in 2026

It’s been a slow return to the skies fo the red-tailed superjumbos…

www.executivetraveller.com

Seems like there will be further delays for return of the A380s, not sure what impact will have on the schedule

Schedule wise i think they've stopped anticipating the return of the 380s early so i don't think they've got any problems there. The real question is the bird likely last in line is OQL needing a cabin refit. Would they make the call to adapt it to the 350 fleet?

 

[moa999]

Think all those things have pretty long lead times plus a new type in a plane might need additional certification.

I wonder as the Sunrise aircraft get delivered whether we might see the deletion of F on some A380s.

 

[mviy]

Think all those things have pretty long lead times plus a new type in a plane might need additional certification.

I wonder as the Sunrise aircraft get delivered whether we might see the deletion of F on some A380s.

It is possible QF might sell the F cabin as J seats with J service. I think this has already happened at times on seasonal routes.

 

[moa999]

think this has already happened at times on seasonal routes

Used to happen on the summer SYD-HKG services.

But very different on a permanent basis presuming the A380s still have 5+ years to run when the full complement of 350s is introduced. You could fit 80+ Y seats in that space.