Qf6018

[matthew mcdonald]

Does anybody know what this flight is scheduled to arrive from singapore at 8:45pm tonight but now due at 6:05 am tomorrow morning. Maybe it is the a380 that had a problem in SIN?

[Dan Hammond]

My guess would be the A380 that had tech issues

[Krzysztof M]

Matthew, QFA6019 left for SIN yesterday around 1pm, it was a B744. Might be related??

[Benny Zheng]

The A380 in problem is VH-OQA.

Flight arriving into Sydney at 19:28 (UTC) 0628 LT.

[Mike W]

Is it just me or do QF seem to have more issues with the Airbus than their Boeings?

Note: No slander on Airbus intended.

[Owen H]

Well it would be fair if there were more A380 issues... it is a new aircraft, and it always takes a new type a while to bed down.

SQ and Emirates are also having issues here and there... its just life.

Ask the same question in a year and you'll be able to get a real answer.

As to the 330? No idea.

[Mike W]

Thanks for your take Owen. I keep thinking about the 330 in WA that lost altitude. That doesn't mean this sort of stuff doesn't happen to Boeings, I just can't recall anything major (aside from the oxy bottled 744 recently - not sure that was the plane's fault) I guess we can expect the same thing with the 787s then.

[NickN]

I guess we can expect the same thing with the 787s then.

Probably even more so considering the 787 is a whole new leap forward in technology once again.

Just about every new technology has teething issues.

[Andrew McLaughlin]

Originally Posted by Mike W

Thanks for your take Owen. I keep thinking about the 330 in WA that lost altitude. That doesn't mean this sort of stuff doesn't happen to Boeings, I just can't recall anything major (aside from the oxy bottled 744 recently - not sure that was the plane's fault) I guess we can expect the same thing with the 787s then.

If you say it was the oxy bottle's fault and not the 744, then you can draw the same parallel with the A333 and its AIRDU issues. Plus an MH 772 had a similar AIDRU issue a few years ago.

Anecdotal evidence suggests some of QF's early A330's had some issues, hence the 'Hyundai' nickname by (admittedly, then Boeing-centric) QF engineers, but I've heard the more recent aircraft are much better.

I'm not sure the 380 has had that many issues...SQ says itsr 380 intro was the smoothest of any new aircraft in its history. If you've only got a fleet of half a dozen or less or 380s, one or two going u/s at any one time is going to have a major impact on ops as you just don't have the capacity and responsiveness to recover - look at Jetstar Int'l in its early days when it only had 2-3 A330s!

Also, often in the early days of a new fleet u/s reasons can be attributed more to caution rather than reality, as operators learn more about the aircraft.

[Mike W]

Originally Posted by Andrew McLaughlin

If you say it was the oxy bottle's fault and not the 744, then you can draw the same parallel with the A333 and its AIRDU issues. Plus an MH 772 had a similar AIDRU issue a few years ago.

That's why I said I wasn't sure if it was the plane's fault [or not]