Qantas Fleet

[Nigelinoz]

There is a thread on the YSSY forum about it.

18th June 2011, 09:21 PM
Sarah C
OGB is sitting at the Jetbase along the fence at QF Drive for anyone who is interested.

Cheers
N'oz

 

[avi8or]

There is a thread on the YSSY forum about it.

Cheers
N'oz

It's gone now not sure if its still at jet-base or has flown out but its no longer by Qantas drive.

 

[markis10]

It's gone now not sure if its still at jet-base or has flown out but its no longer by Qantas drive.

Probably in a hanger being stripped, has not shown up on ACARS since the last reported flight.

 

[Nigelinoz]

Funny line on the Libhomeradar database entry for it!
Shows that on 27/5 it was operating VOZ flight 647 for Virgin Blue :!:
Maybe DJ chartered it for one day.:mrgreen:

libhomeradar - easy collect aircraft information - Details for the selected database entry
Cheers
N'oz

 

[oz_mark]

There is a thread on the YSSY forum about it.

Cheers
N'oz

Looked up the thread. The 1989 manual referenced within is pretty cool :shock:
http://ausairuniforms.com/documents/QantasProductManual1989PartA.PDF

 

[Chatterbocks]

For some reason Qantas has their oldest, shabbiest plane doing the Perth-Tokyo direct flight (at least they did until the last time i took it about 18 months ago). Everyone in my company changed to the flight via Hong Kong on Cathay as the Qantas plane was so bad. This might have changed since though. Qantas at one point a few years were talking about dropping the flight as it was not popular - little wonder - all our Japanese visitors refused to take it also because the aircraft was so bad.

 

[markis10]

For some reason Qantas has their oldest, shabbiest plane doing the Perth-Tokyo direct flight (at least they did until the last time i took it about 18 months ago). Everyone in my company changed to the flight via Hong Kong on Cathay as the Qantas plane was so bad. This might have changed since though. Qantas at one point a few years were talking about dropping the flight as it was not popular - little wonder - all our Japanese visitors refused to take it also because the aircraft was so bad.

Not any more, they cut the direct flights in May.

 

[airbound]

Looked up the thread. The 1989 manual referenced within is pretty cool :shock:
http://ausairuniforms.com/documents/QantasProductManual1989PartA.PDF

What a classic!

Some of the most interesting things:

• Downtown check-in in Sydney and Melbourne
• All of the photos (stylish!)
• Smoking onboard
• 474SP
• F upstairs on the B747-238B

 

[oz_mark]

I loved the description of the first class seat:

Sleeper chair that converts to almost a contoured bed.

 

[nlagalle]

What a classic!

Some of the most interesting things:

• Downtown check-in in Sydney and Melbourne
• All of the photos (stylish!)
• Smoking onboard
• 474SP
• F upstairs on the B747-238B

Never knew there was a 474!! Hehe

 

[airbound]

Never knew there was a 474!! Hehe

Oops!

 

[tassam380]

This critter is haveing a busy week:

20/06/11 VZM 73H
  QF604 MEL BNE VZM 73H
  QF613 BNE MEL VZM 73H
  QF434 MEL SYD VZM 73H
  QF532 SYD BNE VZM 73H
  QF545 BNE SYD VZM 73H
  QF932 SYD CNS VZM 73H

21/06/11 VZM 73H
  QF799 CNS BNE VZM 73H

22/06/11 VZM 73H
  QF1078 BNE ISA VZM 73H
  QF1079 ISA BNE VZM 73H

23/06/11 VZM 73H
  QF503 BNE SYD VZM 73H
  QF461 SYD MEL VZM 73H
  QF614 MEL BNE VZM 73H
  QF625 BNE MEL VZM 73H
  QF632 MEL BNE VZM 73H

24/06/11 VZM 73H
  QF503 BNE SYD VZM 73H
  QF512 SYD BNE VZM 73H
  QF521 BNE SYD VZM 73H
  QF1019 SYD HBA VZM 73H
  QF1012 HBA MEL VZM 73H
  QF1013 MEL HBA VZM 73H

My sister Came back to Hobart on 1013 Last Night. Ive never flown Qantas but from the experience shes had i think it'd be worth the extra pennies!!!

Cheers,
Sam

 

[markis10]

OGB last operated domestically as QF464 a week ago (17JUN11).

OGB has now been stripped of Qantas signage and has a new rego N362CM, looks like she is going to be a Florida owned freighter!

 

[Foreigner]

Interesting news of United adding premium class on Q400. I think QF uses this aircraft for CNS-POM. Maybe just single class on that route.

http://upgrd.com/fozz/economy-plus-and-first-class-coming-to-q400-turboprops.html

 

[markis10]

New 738 VZR has been rolled out at Renton.

 

[frankxinyu]

is Qantas planning on retiring all 734s?

those ones are getting very old, and there are no proper business class seats on them..

 

[nlagalle]

is Qantas planning on retiring all 734s?

those ones are getting very old, and there are no proper business class seats on them..

Yes they are. IIRC most should have moved on by the end of next year.

 

[frankxinyu]

Yes they are. IIRC most should have moved on by the end of next year.

good news, and they are going to be replaced by the new 738s?

 

[nlagalle]

good news, and they are going to be replaced by the new 738s?

Yes. There are around 19 on order, and the existing 738's will get new interiors (I'm pretty sure)

 

[Tassie Devil]

I was on one of these new 737-800's on Thursday morning from Brisbane down to Melbourne, Rego VH-VZO and as i generally avoid 737's i was pleasently surprised when i got on. I really like the new seats and the seatback entertainment system.