JQ A330s back to Qantas from next month

[Ricky T]

Originally Posted by MarkR

The two being returned are part of the pool of four remaining JQ birds, EBE, EBF, EBJ or EBK.
EBD is the last JQ bird to undergo conversion from JQ this year and is in the shop now.

In that case, EBJ and EBK are probably the two aircrafts that will be returned to the lessors as EBE are EBF are owned by QF.

[Dave C]

Fair enough Mark. The A330 Flight Operations Fleet Captain must have the wrong info. Cheers.

[Tom PER]

-EBB only has iPads in business, none in economy, Y seats have iPad holders but none were distributed, only form of IFE in Y is drop down screens similar to the early B738's.

J class seats are still the same black leather J* ones and the Y seats are still the original blue that they were delivered with.

And to think people used to try and avoid -XFA/B.

[Sarah C]

They really should have been reconfiguring these A330's with the new product.......this stop gap will just end up being a joke (like the 2 early VA 332s). Sigh..........

[Adam W]

Originally Posted by Tom Barber

J class seats are still the same black leather J* ones and the Y seats are still the original blue that they were delivered with.

Not quite, the Y seats have the same seat covers as the rest of the domestic fleet except they have leather headrests, similar to the 767s.

[Brad Myer]

Bit of miss info a few posts above.

The tempory fit out for EBA/EBB/EBC/EBD is pretty much similar to the refreshed B763.

Y class has the same seat covers as the rest of the domestic fleet with leather headrests and iPad holder. (Same as 763s)

J class is the leather style biz seat covers - same as B763.

New carpets curtains were also fitted.

[Tom PER]

Cheers was quoting a colleague who flew on -EBB last Friday.

Weren't the J* star class seats the same as the B763 J class product?

[Brad Myer]

Similar seat different style leather.

This is just an interim fix.

From next year all domestic 332s and B73Hs will be getting new style seat covers, curtains, carpets etc

[Brad Myer]

EBA is now in active QF service.

EBC should enter service in the next week or so.

[Greg Hyde]

EBA went back into service this morning on QF589, Brisbane to Perth.

Was it renamed "Cradle Mountain" ?