Qantas Fleet

[markis10]

VH-OJP left Australia yesterday for one last hurrah, operating to LAX then will be doing a final LAX JFK LAX run prior to going to Victorville. Not often you see two aircraft go in the same month, 20 left!

 

[Foreigner]

Flew SYD-CNS Wednesday morning on VH-VWT. Airbus A321-231.

Interior looked fresh but appears to be with JQ since last quarter 2009.

 

[docjames]

What is the blue 743 at AVV used for now? I thought it used to be training and parts but it's been there a long time now.

 

[markis10]

VH- OJG has now been removed from active service, and will be followed by OJH and OJJ soon.

 

[moa999]

Noted another all-red tailed 747 sitting on the tarmac at SYD yesterday, couldn't see rego.

 

[markis10]

That OJG - leaving on the 21st for Pinal.

 

[moa999]

VH- OJG has now been removed from active service, and will be followed by OJH and OJJ soon.

Is anything making up for the OJG/OJH/OJJ capacity?
ANy reason OJA/OJC/OJD/OJE are still around (assuming they are even older aircraft) - another check along the way or different flight patterns?

 

[anat0l]

Is anything making up for the OJG/OJH/OJJ capacity?
ANy reason OJA/OJC/OJD/OJE are still around (assuming they are even older aircraft) - another check along the way or different flight patterns?

At least one of the 2 class 744s are used on SYD/PER.

The 744s which used to service MEL/HKG (to LHR formerly) and SYD/BKK (to LHR formerly) have been replaced with 333s.

The only 744 routes left are JNB, NRT, SCL, LAX (on 107/108 and 15/16) and DFW (ER series).

And I assume a couple of spares need to be kept in the sleeve whilst QF refit all the old 388s with new config.

Sent from my GT-I9300 using AustFreqFly

 

[mannej]

Is anything making up for the OJG/OJH/OJJ capacity?
ANy reason OJA/OJC/OJD/OJE are still around (assuming they are even older aircraft) - another check along the way or different flight patterns?

All the earlier 747's are similar in terms of age. It may be a maintenance cost that decides which ones are kept and which ones are retired.

 

[dodgeyhack]

The only 744 routes left are JNB, NRT, SCL, LAX (on 107/108 and 15/16) and DFW (ER series).

Don't forget SYD-FRA.

 

[pauly7]

Don't forget SYD-FRA.

Not for long.... When the EK deal is done, Europe for QF will be over (so say the rumour mills at QF) as they'll need the metal for Dubai.

 

[markis10]

Goodbye TJG!

 

[nlagalle]

Goodbye TJG!

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Ahh that was the plane I saw with the tail painted over last night over at T1. Was wondering about that!

 

[simongr]

How many 734s left now?

 

[markis10]

How many 734s left now?

9 left and will go over the next 12 months.

 

[simongr]

Are we seeing a equal inflow of 738s?

 

[markis10]

Are we seeing a equal inflow of 738s?

Pretty much so, there is 8 unfilled.

 

[simongr]

Certainly good then for people in row 5 and back for gate to gate IFE.

 

[lovestotravel]

So all 734's gone in 12 months?

That's great news for my MEL-CBR-MEL flights where you are pretty much guaranteed a 734, which is J is not good

 

[anat0l]

If they get rid of all the 734s, how are they going to accommodate all of the political traffic that normally use the full 5 rows of J on those flights?


Not saying it's bad or anything - our pollies could do with a bit of shake up and sitting in Y, though suffice to say we may see the end of any J award availability on CBR routes forever....