Virgin Australia to lease more 737s

[SJF211]

I think he means 737-800.

 

[Saab34]

Whoops sorry half asleep here, 737-800!

 

[AIRwin]

F100 to be replaced by B737-700:

Virgin Australia to replace Fokkers with Boeings - Airline Ratings

In the biggest upgrade of its fleet in Western Australia, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines will retire its 10, 100-seat Fokker 100s and replace them with 149-seat Boeing 737-700s. The move is part of the airline’s push for net-zero emissions by 2050 with the 737-700s using 30 per cent less...

www.airlineratings.com

 

[jrfsp]

F100 to be replaced by B737-700:

Virgin Australia to replace Fokkers with Boeings - Airline Ratings

In the biggest upgrade of its fleet in Western Australia, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines will retire its 10, 100-seat Fokker 100s and replace them with 149-seat Boeing 737-700s. The move is part of the airline’s push for net-zero emissions by 2050 with the 737-700s using 30 per cent less...

www.airlineratings.com

The F100s cant continue forever. Apparently to be flown by VARA.

Seems a slightly odd arrangement to have both 737-800s of mainline and VARA 737-700s and A320s all operating out of Perth.

The cynic in me sees it as an opportunity to have 737s operated by a cheaper crew.......

 

[AIRwin]

The cynic in me sees it as an opportunity to have 737s operated by a cheaper crew.......

Commonality in fleet?

 

[Harrison_133]

F100 to be replaced by B737-700:

Virgin Australia to replace Fokkers with Boeings - Airline Ratings

In the biggest upgrade of its fleet in Western Australia, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines will retire its 10, 100-seat Fokker 100s and replace them with 149-seat Boeing 737-700s. The move is part of the airline’s push for net-zero emissions by 2050 with the 737-700s using 30 per cent less...

www.airlineratings.com

4 737 MAX 8’s also arriving in February next year.

 

[AIRwin]

4 737 MAX 8’s also arriving in February next year.

Hope they will have the new seats...

 

[jrfsp]

Commonality in fleet?

Sure, but then crew them with mainline crew (as per the two existing 700s).

According to the article they will be flown by VARA

 

[Saab34]

4 737 MAX 8’s also arriving in February next year.

I would expect some more to convert as the MAX10 looks set to be delayed by 6-12 months, which pushes that order into 2024.

No chance the -10 will be on schedule when you look into some of the issues facing that model at the moment both spec and reg related.

 

[Quickstatus]

No chance the -10 will be on schedule

Time is running out. I understand there is a Dec 2022 legacy deadline beyond which any new aircraft design needs to have modern systems not found on the MX10

 

[Must...Fly!]

Sure, but then crew them with mainline crew (as per the two existing 700s).

According to the article they will be flown by VARA

I think there's a myriad of reasons why a -700 subfleet in WA makes a lot of sense.

As for the MAX - surely those first 4 will be dedicated to PER-SYD/MEL. Will need something more in capacity and luxury in the coming years - not talking A330 standard but plenty of good narrow body J examples out there. I doubt the plans of VA Mk 1 were swept away for these.

 

[HS-TQE]

Sure, but then crew them with mainline crew (as per the two existing 700s).

According to the article they will be flown by VARA

I suspect the rumoured ex-KLM 73Gs are to be reconfigured in a all-Y layout for VARA ops.

Another question is whether the 2 existing 73Gs in the VA mainline fleet may get transferred across to VARA (and subsequently reconfigured into all-Y).

 

[Must...Fly!]

I suspect the rumoured ex-KLM 73Gs are to be reconfigured in a all-Y layout for VARA ops.

Another question is whether the 2 existing 73Gs in the VA mainline fleet may get transferred across to VARA (and subsequently reconfigured into all-Y).

If A320s are staying for charter ops (and I think they will for a long time) then why not put J on the 73G aircraft?

Certainty of service vs the hotch potch of Qantas, a good selling point if they can advertise it for east coast connectors and all at the cost of maybe 4 Y seats? Given part of the goal here is to make occupancy and yield look good, I could see the logic. Especially with the new focus on cheap J seats being supposedly a long term thing.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

4 737 MAX 8’s also arriving in February next year.

At least the 737 MAX 8's have a J cabin.
VARA should retire its F100 and A320s.
Let people make a decision, if they want to book to fly with a J cabin, which the F100 and the A320 do not have.

 

[HS-TQE]

VARA will eventually retire their F100s.
A320s are being kept for the foreseeable future, taking into consideration VARA just acquired another 2x A320s on leases this year.

 

[twinaisle]

The KLM 700 don't have J class in them

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

If the KLM 737-700s make it here, looks like if I ever have the urge to go ADL - PER again, or vv, looks like it would most likely be the red roo.
Despite their downsides.

 

[Must...Fly!]

VARA should retire its F100 and A320s

Unless they wish to cede the vast majority of the FIFO market to Qantas and Alliance, there is no such world in which VARA's A320 fleet is retired. Quite the opposite has occurred in recent months and Qantas have been expanding their fleet too.

The fact is that the 320 has performance and design characteristics that make it suitable for a majority of mine site strips unlike the 737.

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The KLM 700 don't have J class in them

Which doesn't mean much, considering the VA ones do....it's not hard. And you could hope the cabin will be shuffled a little bit anyway to supply Economy X.

 

[henrus]

Aren't the A320's much better in the heat compared to 737's?

 

[twinaisle]

The KLM 700 will not have J class installed