QANTAS Fleet and Operations

[C Patters]

Tom would you be able to post the YouTube link for the video?

[James Smith]

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.

Interestingly, the timing of QF 11 will change to a late afternoon departure from SYD (17:15), presumably so that the A380 operating from JBN can operate to LAX, giving a rotation of SYD-JNB-SYD-LAX-SYD six days of the week from July, 2024.

Also, SYD-DPS will be upgauged to an A330 from October, 2023. This must therefore be a squeeze to fit the increased number of seats within the QF group share of the bilateral agreement. Jetstar has replaced B788s with A321LRs with reduced seating, but have replaced a daily B788 with twice daily A321LR from Sydney, although still with a B788 thrice weekly, which is also an increase in seat numbers. Has the bilateral agreement with Indonesia recently been renegotiated?

[James Smith]

Mr Patters, the link to the Etihad A380 hanger visit video is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ef7skDTUgE

[Rowan McKeever]

Results announcement for Qantas is today and they have announced a split order for A330 replacement: 12x B787 and 12x A350. Have read elsewhere but yet to be able to confirm it is 4x 789, 8x 781 and 12x 351. The A350-1000s are not the Sunrise units, they are in addition to those.

https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/me...t-since-covid/

[Jim M]

Apparently the firm order is for:
12 x A350-1000 (in addition to the 12 already ordered for Project Sunrise
8 x 78X
4 x 789

[MarkR]

I don’t think it’s been mentioned before but they are also getting 7 mid life A320/A319s as well

[Kent Broadhead]

Originally Posted by MarkR

I don’t think it’s been mentioned before but they are also getting 7 mid life A320/A319s as well

Does that include the A319 delivered this week?

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Kent Broadhead

Does that include the A319 delivered this week?

No, first of the seven due in Dec

[Greg Hyde]

Originally Posted by MarkR

I don’t think it’s been mentioned before but they are also getting 7 mid life A320/A319s as well

Mentioned in QF announcement posted up thread on 23 Feb

Only 5 x A319 at that time but have recently heard, it could be up to 10 with the first arriving next year (2024)

Also in the same announcement:

Two mid-life A320s for Jetstar Asia, to be based in Singapore, following the downsizing of its fleet during COVID to seven aircraft

They may one the ones JQ sent to Singapore/KL earlier this month

There 9 x A321P2F on order (6 X 08/22) + (3 x 02/23) with first arriving in early 2024

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Greg Hyde

Mentioned in QF announcement posted up thread on 23 Feb

Only 5 x A319 at that time but have recently heard, it could be up to 10 with the first arriving next year (2024)

Also in the same announcement:

Two mid-life A320s for Jetstar Asia, to be based in Singapore, following the downsizing of its fleet during COVID to seven aircraft

They may one the ones JQ sent to Singapore/KL earlier this month

There 9 x A321P2F on order (6 X 08/22) + (3 x 02/23) with first arriving in early 2024

What was announced in Feb has already started to be delivered, and as I noted in the Jetstar thread, these are not internal transfers, this is also mentioned in the feb announcement, they are new to the QF group.