QANTAS Fleet and Operations

[James Smith]

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.