QANTAS Fleet and Operations

[Greg Hyde]

Originally Posted by MarkR

I would suggest if they have a scheduled sale date the decision has been made.



Airbus would need some MRTT orders first, hasn’t been any for a while.

NATO ordered an additional a/c in 23 March 2023

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/p...al-airbus-a330

[Laurent Sanhard]

possibly the replacements contenders could be A330 NEO . A350 , or more 787

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Laurent Sanhard

possibly the replacements contenders could be A330 NEO . A350 , or more 787

I suspect if the B787IGW was close it would be a strong contender.

[Greg Hyde]

What about trading the frames with Airbus for MRTT stock and upgrading to A330neos.

[Tristan S]

So the ET article has been updated, QF are not planning on selling off the 330s, just that they will make a decision on its replacement by the end of the year.

https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...as-airbus-a330

An earlier version of this article quoted a report in The Australian that Qantas intended to sell off its Airbus A330s; that report in The Australian was in error, and this article has been revised and updated accordingly.

[Brenden S]

Don't forget QF has many options still left for the 787 fleet. 788,789,78X
Questions for the brains trust.
Cost/Pax/Range/Freight A330-800/900 vs A350 vs B787
Which one suits the current market best, and what markets are in the future?

[Greg Hyde]

NXJ is scheduled to complete its ferry VCV after an extended stay in ANC

[Tristan S]

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

[Tristan S]

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

[Brenden S]

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