Qantas Flying Dreamliner To Vancouver?

[Himeno]

They could possibly use the third aircraft (delivery end December) for 3/wk flights MEL-YVR/SYD-YVR from mid-Jan to Mar, until the MEL-PER-LHR service begins on 24-Mar (after the fourth aircraft is delivered)
I don't think we've seen any additional scheduling over this period.

The 3rd 787 will also be flying MEL-LAX for much of the time after its arrival at the end of December. Between February 12 to March 24, QF95/96 drops from 6 to 4 per week and 3-4 weekly QF93/94 drops from A380 to 787.
They are also likely to use 787s during this period between MEL-LAX runs to cover an A330 domestically to free up an aircraft for SYD-KIX.
All the 787s are spoken for until the 5th arrives in 11 months.

 

[RichardMEL]

They are also likely to use 787s during this period between MEL-LAX runs to cover an A330 domestically to free up an aircraft for SYD-KIX.

and of course to ramp up experience in handling them at MEL and PER domestic, so can definitely see PER-MEL-LAX-MEL-PER type rotations in there.

so expect lots of ops for some transcons on the beast not only in the Oct-Dec timeframe, but possibly Feb/Mar


All the 787s are spoken for until the 5th arrives in 11 months.[/QUOTE]

 

[moa999]

and of course to ramp up experience in handling them at MEL and PER domestic, so can definitely see PER-MEL-LAX-MEL-PER type rotations in there.

Absolutely, would otherwise be sitting around MEL for a long time between flights, do need to shift the aircraft between terminals though, albeit this is much easier at MEL

 

[Chalkie]

The 3rd 787 will also be flying MEL-LAX for much of the time after its arrival at the end of December. Between February 12 to March 24, QF95/96 drops from 6 to 4 per week and 3-4 weekly QF93/94 drops from A380 to 787.
They are also likely to use 787s during this period between MEL-LAX runs to cover an A330 domestically to free up an aircraft for SYD-KIX.
All the 787s are spoken for until the 5th arrives in 11 months.

I can confirm this. I am booked on QF93 & 94 in March in F. I received the dreaded "your flight has changed" email. On looking into it, my A380 had been downgraded to a 787. I changed my flying days to stay in F on the A380. No way I was going to do a transpac in J in a 787 when I was booked in F on an A380!