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Old 6th June 2023, 05:54 PM
Greg Hyde Greg Hyde is offline
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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
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Old 6th June 2023, 06:06 PM
Laurent Sanhard Laurent Sanhard is offline
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possibly the replacements contenders could be A330 NEO . A350 , or more 787
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Old 6th June 2023, 06:12 PM
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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.
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Old 6th June 2023, 03:00 PM
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What about trading the frames with Airbus for MRTT stock and upgrading to A330neos.
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Old 6th June 2023, 08:38 PM
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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.
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Old 7th June 2023, 10:39 AM
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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?
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Old 7th June 2023, 03:59 PM
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NXJ is scheduled to complete its ferry VCV after an extended stay in ANC
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Old 13th June 2023, 01:55 PM
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VQP currently positing to TSV from HKG - would guess this is for a repaint to QLink colours.
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Old 15th June 2023, 01:22 PM
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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
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Old 15th June 2023, 03:43 PM
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I saw it reported on a facebook group that VQR and VQP painted in TSV before heading to Asia for heavy maintenance.
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