QANTAS Fleet and Operations

[Steve S... 2]

Ex Spirit Airlines A319-100 N503NK 2470 is due to be delivered to QFL as VH-8NP

[MarkR]

Sydney-Bali – larger Airbus A330 aircraft will replace daily Boeing 737 flights from October this year with more premium seats and fully-flat beds in Business Class.
Sydney-Auckland-New York – following the successful launch of the new route in June this year, flights will increase from four per week to daily from August 2024.
Sydney-Johannesburg – for the first time Qantas A380s will operate to South Africa from July 2024, nearly doubling capacity during peak periods.

Melbourne-Los Angeles – capacity will increase by around 20 per cent with more A380 flights on the route from July 2024.
Sydney-Los Angeles – flights will increase from eight to nine per week from July 2024, operated with a mix of 787 and A380 aircraft.

https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/me...rcraft-return/

[Neil Hogbin]

VH-OQL is operating an additional service from Sydney via Singapore to Heathrow as Qf331 with the England women's world Cup squad part of the passenger loading. I believe it is due to then reposition from Heathrow for cabin refit but unsure if that's Abu Dhabi or Dressdon.

[Tristan S]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv-N8XXMy8Q/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CwAx9TBg12l/

EBF well on its way to become a freight dog.

[Tristan S]

https://www.reuters.com/business/aer...er-2023-08-21/

Reuters reporting QF are close to ordering the B78X to replace the A330s

[Stirling D]

Originally Posted by Neil Hogbin

VH-OQL is operating an additional service from Sydney via Singapore to Heathrow as Qf331 with the England women's world Cup squad part of the passenger loading. I believe it is due to then reposition from Heathrow for cabin refit but unsure if that's Abu Dhabi or Dressdon.

Operating back to SYD via SIN as QF332.

[James Smith]

VH-OQL is operating an additional service from Sydney via Singapore to Heathrow as QF331 with the England women's world Cup squad part of the passenger loading. I believe it is due to then reposition from Heathrow for cabin refit but unsure if that's Abu Dhabi or Dresden.

Thanks for the information, Neil. It'll be good to finally have OQL refurbished. We will watch where it heads to after LHR with interest. This also explains the reason for the two charter flights SYD-LHR in the following AeroRoutes post although the second flight as QF331 has operated on a later date because of England's success in the Women's Soccer World Cup:

QANTAS also operates 1 daily A380 service on Sydney – Singapore – London Heathrow route. Extra charter flight also scheduled to depart Sydney on 06AUG23 and 16AUG23, with A380.

Source: AeroRoutes

[Greg Hyde]

Airbus A319-132 2470 VH-8NP Network Aviation ferried 08aug23 MCN-LCQ, N-reg for paint into QantasLink cs prior delivery ex N503NK

[Tom PER]

Originally Posted by Neil Hogbin

VH-OQL is operating an additional service from Sydney via Singapore to Heathrow as Qf331 with the England women's world Cup squad part of the passenger loading. I believe it is due to then reposition from Heathrow for cabin refit but unsure if that's Abu Dhabi or Dressdon.

If you watch the recently uploaded FR24 video on YouTube about the Etihad A380 activation, one QF A380 in the new livery is shown wrapped up outside the hangars and reference is made to another which is in a hangar alongside the EY A380 which is undergoing a 12 year check. Worth a watch.

[James Smith]

Thanks for the info, Tom. Using my magnifying glass I could make out the QANTAS A380 as OQC. So, it looks as though it may be the last A380 to return to service.