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Old 23rd April 2022, 01:38 PM
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... Assuming Qantas activates customer acceptance on these three, the question then is whether with all 787 construction now at Charleston, will that acceptance still take place at Everett (PAE) ? ...
These recent pics on Jen Schuld's Twitter feed probably answer my question :

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status...291074/photo/1

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status...088129/photo/1
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Old 23rd April 2022, 02:03 PM
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There are some numbers (could be right or wrong)

* Remove from storage (2wks) based on previous
* Return to Everett to complete B & C testing (2 wks)
* Handover to QF and ferry ( 1 wk)
* Pre-service checks and service entry (1 wk)

That's if :

* Return to Everett where they were built
* No issues of waking them up from storage
* Boeing can slot them in at anytime (Remember QF recently place a large Airbus order)
* There is not rework due testing (no waiting for replacement parts)
* ....

Looking at the best case, 6 wks before service entry.
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Old 24th April 2022, 07:30 AM
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Looking at the best case, 6 wks before service entry.
Boeing are now looking at the second half of the year before deliveries recommence, and there is a significant queue ahead of QF
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Old 24th April 2022, 06:00 PM
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Does anyone know when EBB & EBD will return to service given the current demand on both domestic & international travel?
It is believed that these 2 aircraft are going to be converted to freighters

https://www.flightglobal.com/strateg...146742.article
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Old 26th April 2022, 09:40 AM
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Gavin, my reading of the Flight Global story was that they were saying that VH-EBB & EBD were still in storage, not necessarily that these two A332 would be the ones converted.

There is a separate thread on this site entitled, "More Freighters for QF." Below are three separate posts from this thread which gives more clarity on the potential A332's to be converted:

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I heard somewhere it was going to be EBE and EBF.

Read the same, issue with the floor load limit (lighter construction) on the early models.

Apparently EBE is getting converted in Dresden and EBF in Mobile Alabama. Start in Q3 of 2022
The return to passenger service of VH-EBB & EBD could easily be timed for the commencement of the freighter conversion process for VH-EBE & EBF.
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Old 26th April 2022, 11:20 AM
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From a reliable source

EBB and EBD are going into a C check in Brisbane in May and will be out after approx 2 months as this is a huge maintenance check and there are corrosion issues that need to be repaired.
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Old 26th April 2022, 01:35 PM
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There was a QF 73H which flew DRW-HKG on Monday (QF6028/VH-VXO). Any ideas?

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Old 26th April 2022, 09:37 PM
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C check most likely.
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Old 26th April 2022, 10:15 PM
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EBB and EBD are going into a C check in Brisbane in May and will be out after approx 2 months as this is a huge maintenance check and there are corrosion issues that need to be repaired.
That’s not a c Check, which typically take three weeks, more likely a D check otherwise known as a C4 or c8 check.
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Old 27th April 2022, 11:10 AM
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There was a QF 73H which flew DRW-HKG on Monday (QF6028/VH-VXO). Any ideas?
I'd be pretty confident to say it's gone for maintenance, probably at HAECO. Both legs of the flight (SYD-DRW & DRW-HKG) used positioning flight numbers rather than charter or freight flight numbers, and it's very unlikely that VXO would be the operating aircraft if it were a charter or freight operation.
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