VQP currently positing to TSV from HKG - would guess this is for a repaint to QLink colours.

VQR is heading direct to PER .. guessing they either did painting in SIN or they will do that once VQP gets out of the paint shop

I saw it reported on a facebook group that VQR and VQP painted in TSV before heading to Asia for heavy maintenance.

Not sure how accurate that is.. VQR came in on an RPT flight from ZQN before heading to HKG and VQP is currently in TSV

VH-NXI about half an hour out of ASP now enroute CBR-ASP-DRW for today. Operating as SXI2341. Assume it will follow much the same route as NXJ did recently, albeit hopefully somewhat faster and with fewer stops. This is the third to be withdrawn.

NXD is, or was until very recently, parked engineless on the compass pad at CBR - if still there, it would be over a week now. I did hear tell that NXD will be the fourth withdrawal, noting it will need engines installed before it can go anywhere.

Additional A220s
 

https://www.reuters.com/business/aer...ft-2023-06-20/

Now 29 on order

The more reports that are coming out on the A220, the more I'm seeing mocked up images of them in full Qantas livery, rather than QantasLink. Has Qantas given any indication as to whether these new aircraft will be in full Qantas livery considering they'll be used on major trunk routes and regional routes?

Like this one

NXI has continued her ferry to VCV and has changed her flight no to QF6070 after entering USA.

NXI has just touched down in VCV after 12 days since leaving CBR.

Any updates on when both EBD & QPH will return to service from maintenance both are currently in the Brisbane in the hangers?

VQR is on its way to Townsville for paint.

EBD will apparently be later on this year.

EBE undergoing work https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10997484

It appears the main cargo door has been installed, and must be moving to a different hangar for the remainder of the work.

Does anyone know when EBF will be returning to service after its cargo conversion? It had a three month jump on EBE's conversion, being in DRS since 10/11/22. It must be close to being completed.

I think the media release said August and September on the ASX.

Does anyone know what is happening with OQD which has been in SIN since 2 June??

Flightaware is showing A380 OQJ as operating to AUH as QF6015 this morning at 10:00 local. This is probably for maintenance as OQJ has been refurbished. It could mean that the A380 in AUH that is due to return in July could be flown back to SYD with today's outbound crew. Otherwise QANTAS could be short of A380s to operate their current schedule with OQD still in SIN and OQL not refurbished.

Dennis, I presume that OQD is in SIN for maintenance.

Hi James, thanks. OQC has been in AUH 21/6/21, OQA since 18/11/22 and OQI since 25/2/23. I wonder which one it might be coming next.

Two weeks ago someone asked them on their FB page, and their response was

'not so far away��good progress – it's getting closer in is transformation to a future freighter aircraft✈️"


https://www.facebook.com/efw.aero

Thanks for the information, Tristan on the conversion of EBF.

Dennis, I think it will be OQA first. Then OQI with OQC to spend some more time basking in the sun!

You could be right there, however, A, C and L have not had their cabins refurbished yet so perhaps it might be I next to come??

Who knows. I thought OQI could be next also because it had already had its cabin refurbished and therefore it would only need a shorter time for maintenance, but four months still seems a little too short.

OQJ positioned to AUH yesterday presumably for maintenance & OQD is in Singapore for the same so Qantas are now 2 x A380's down

OQI is currently performing a test flight out of AUH. Its return to service seems imminent given its already had its cabin refurbishment

OQIs test flight was a mammoth 3 hours and 26 minutes doing seven huge racetrack patterns at 11,500 to 41,000 feet and extending half the way from AUH to Qatar over the Persian Gulf.

Hopefully, the test flight went well and OQI will be back to SYD and in service shortly.

A flight plan has been filed for OQI.. AUH SYD as QF6014, due to depart at 1020L and arrive into SYD at 0522L
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...610Z/OMAA/YSSY

OQD due out of SIN at 12.15pm local time for SYD today arrival time 20.55.

Has OQI been repainted into silver Roo during her time at AUH?

Nope, taken on my way to my Dash 8 this evening....
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...10b159b4_z.jpg
VH-OQI by Zac Mathes, on Flickr

Check out the SydSquad live feed for OQD's arrival into RWY25 at 21:40.

SydSquad 9-7-2023 Its about 7hrs 50 into the feed.

OQD is back in service today and is scheduled to operate QF11 to LAX.

Ah thanks Zac, I guess QF would want its planes to get back in service ASAP.

OQI due to operate QF1 this afternoon.

Does anyone know what is happening with OQL given its still in LA?

OQL only got to LAX last Friday. A B789 is used on QF11 on a Monday and on QF12 last Friday, which would have been OQL's first opportunity to operate QF12. With an extra A380 in LAX it is kept for use on QF12 on Monday night (US time) to replace the Monday QF11 B789. While there some maintenance is also undertaken.

Even though OQH (ex SYD Sat, arrive back on Mon) and OQD (ex SYD Sun, to arrive back tomorrow) both turned around in LAX on the same day, the B789 operating once a week on different days means one or two A380s spend a day or two in LAX. You will probably see OQL arrive as QF12 on Wednesday.

If QF11/12 operated every day of the week with an A380 you would probably see the same day turnaround in LAX, depending also on QF17/18 services.

Thanks James makes sense. It would be good to get the A380 back on the MEL-LAX service more permanently but with OQJ now in AUH for maintenance I guess this will be challenging until it returns to service??

Mr Patters, the A380 is scheduled to resume LAX-MEL-LAX from the beginning of the NW timetable but only twice a week, Mon & Sat ex MEL. It looks as though this A380 will be based in LAX but could be rotated with QF11/12 back and forth to SYD. QF 11/12 will be daily.

QF127/128 will be operated by an A380 during NW initially five per week building up to daily from 1/1/24.

I thought I read that MEL-SIN-MEL was going to be operated by A380s during NW but can't see this in the QANTAS timetable, with A330s scheduled.

Therefore, QANTAS will need a total of seven A380s to operate the NW schedule. They currently have seven in service with OQI returning and effectively replacing OQJ, which is now in AUH. OQL will probably remain unrefurbished and operate QF127/128 but another A380 (OQA, OQC or OQJ) returning to service will leave one in reserve for possible unserviceabilities.

https://twitter.com/Qantas/status/1678943616755187717First A220 is being built https://twitter.com/Qantas/status/16...187717/photo/1

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