QANTAS Fleet and Operations

[Greg Hyde]

Originally Posted by David C

Landed at Al Ain in the UAE .

YQY has continued its ferry from AAN to HRG, SOF, SVG & KEF.

My guess the Americas

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Greg Hyde

YQY has continued its ferry from AAN to HRG, SOF, SVG & KEF.

My guess the Americas

YQY just landed in Syd 5 hours ago try YQV

[Greg Hyde]

Originally Posted by MarkR

YQY just landed in Syd 5 hours ago try YQV

Mark,

I and my Dyslexia thank you for correcting my posts.

[James Smith]

My bet is that YQV is headed for VCV.

[Greg Hyde]

Originally Posted by James Smith

My bet is that YQV is headed for VCV.

The word is a desert and spares for Delta.

Ferry, bypassed Russian airspace.

[Tristan S]

Originally Posted by Greg Hyde

The word is a desert and spares for Delta.

Ferry, bypassed Russian airspace.

Read (probably from the same place) that Delta are taking the 20 frames, 10 will be scrapped for spare parts and 10 will be retained.

[Steve S... 2]

I can see on planespotters that Delta are also pending delivery of nine ex Volotea 717-200's

[Greg Hyde]

Qantas Sends Regional Jet On Epic Round the World Mission But it Will Soon Be Broken Up For Spare Parts For Delta Air Lines

Qantas is sending a regional jet on an epic round-the-world trip, but the 17-year-old Boeing 717 aircraft may soon end up being broken up into spare parts to keep Delta Air’s own fleet of ageing 717s running.

The Qantas Link 717 that’s currently flying around the world is set to end up in the Victorville airplane boneyard, but the direct flight between Australia and the southern Californian desert is slightly beyond the 717s maximum range of 1,570 nautical miles.

https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2...lta-air-lines/

[Greg Hyde]

Delta Keeping 717s Until 2030

Other airlines love to brag about how new their fleet is, though Delta takes a different approach. They have no problem keeping planes for a lot longer than other airlines, but they maintain them well.
For example, while American just retired their last MD-80, Delta still has 93 MD-88/90 aircraft. They do plan on retiring these in the coming years, though.
Delta’s fleet also consists of 91 Boeing 717s, which are basically updated and smaller versions of the MD-80s. They got virtually all of these 717s from AirTran. While the airline was taken over by Southwest, the planes weren’t, so Delta saw an opportunity there.
Well, Delta may keep their 717s all the way through 2030. AirTran initially started taking delivery of the 717s around the late 90s, so by the time these planes retire they would partly be 30+ years old.
Delta Installing Personal Televisions On 717s
As mentioned above, while Delta may have some old planes, they know how to maintain them. When flying Delta I constantly see passengers walk on 20+ year old planes and comment on how nice they are, while you’ll never see anyone say that about one of American’s new narrow body planes.
Delta has a big focus on offering personal televisions at every seat. As part of their plans to keep 717s through 2030, Delta may install personal televisions on these planes, which would be a $70 million investment.

Talk about an airline going for product consistency. If they complete this project and retire their MD-88/90 aircraft, all of Delta’s mainline planes would have personal televisions.

https://onemileatatime.com/delta-717/

[Zac M]

Given the age of this frame comparatively to others in both the QantasLink and DL fleet I would find it very odd if YQV was broken up for spares