Or has someone jumped in a pickup truck and driven to VCV to scrounge some parts.
When it goes bad it can get worse. Problems of
- Wide body aircraft with high utilisation rates. By world airline standards QF have few aircraft
- Having very few of type in service
- An aircraft fault at the end of the long haul route gives little practical options for service recovery. The aircraft has to be fixed at the away destination. Can't fly in a spare aircraft unless cancel another service.
- Airports with curfews (SYD LHR etc), slots and long haul flights (16~24hrs) limit the time they can operate
With Boeing having B787 production issues and 2 off QF A380’s in the graveyard, may be some folks at QF HQ, Coward St, Mascot who now regret the decision to ground 2 off A380.
From LAX-SYD also has DL, UA, AA & FJ. And to BNE & MEL. But many tend to leave about the same time for Australia.