QF has been doing Exclusive Brethren charters for years and apparently, they are massive cash cows. Attitude at QF used to be that they could cancel multiple flights, put everyone onto other carriers at market cost just to make it happen and still turn a healthy profit. I do find it interesting tha...
Jump to postAnyone know why Qantas are sending an a380 via Singapore to Gatwick? Is it a charter, if so for whom? What was the SIN-LGW routing considering the Iran-Israel situation? Via the Wakhan gap, the -stans, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and hugging the northern coast of Turkey. QF have been routing over Wakhan q...
Jump to postjamsco99 wrote:Surprised they managed to get a slot for arrival at that time
Isn't able to, or doesn't want to (to protect yields)? The ticket prices on those Oceania-South America flights are incredibly high! I knew some years ago from the local station manager in Santiago that they wanted daily flights and were waiting for the 789s to come along and replace the 744s. Alas...
Jump to postYou are correct. LA800/801 continues without changes, so this means LA will operate a total of 11x w flights to SYD during the 2024/25 southern summer season. Definitely picking up market that QF isn't able to harness given fleet constraints. Isn't able to, or doesn't want to (to protect yields)? T...
Jump to postLATAM is reinstating its nonstop SCL-SYD flights with the NW2024 schedule. I believe it will be 4x w and the remainder 3x w will continue to be via AKL. From a search on LA's website, it seems the daily SCL-AKL-SCL service is unaffected - the new non-stop flights will be in addition to that existin...
Jump to postAlso interesting to see how the FIS around the impacted area are able to absorb the extra flights.
Jump to postTG788 wrote:Is this the first time a QF B789 has been to SIN on a revenue service?
Which new routes might NTL secure once its terminal is upgraded with border facilities by next year? They claim that NTL has enough demand for double daily flights to SIN (!) - maybe on a SQ 737MAX? Newcastle Airport foresees daily international flights post-upgrade Newcastle Airport could seek dai...
Jump to postDoesn’t look like it’s “winds” after all… QF9 cancelled again today and replaced with QF209 - operating a MEL-PER-SIN-LHR routing. I would assume QF is being extra cautious, and for good reason. This won’t be sustainable in the long term though - a suspension of the nonstop will be imminent if the ...
Jump to postScanorama wrote:VH-ZNF B789 has been in maintenance in HKG since March 24th is now on its way back as QF6010 HKG-SYD, ETA 0544 tomorrow (Friday April 12th).
ben175 wrote:QF9 10/4 taking a very long route to avoid middle eastern airspace.
Anyone know why BA15 today would take such an interesting route enroute to Sydney? They've basically headed down to Perth before heading across to Sydney compared to QF2 or SQ221 from Singapore also taking what seems to be the normal route angled across Australia? https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?2...
Jump to postAnyone know why BA15 today would take such an interesting route enroute to Sydney? They've basically headed down to Perth before heading across to Sydney compared to QF2 or SQ221 from Singapore also taking what seems to be the normal route angled across Australia? https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?2...
Jump to postPEOPLE…..! Please…..! This is an aviation forum, not a trainspotters convention. I merely mentioned it earlier as a missed opportunity from a long time ago that could have in the right circumstances provided an alternative to the congestion that is faced by many now. I certainly agree that “that sh...
Jump to post1) There was a comment made about NZ and AIAL relationship breaking down? I'm not sure how or why we think it has? They hold a different perspective on a topic. We can't deny the NZ-AIAL relationship has deteriorated, which is the heart of the matter. The QF-AIAL relationship too. How much of a det...
Jump to postFlyerqf wrote:VH-EBA that had an emergency landing last week due to an engine issue has ferried from PER-SYD and then on to MNL presumably for maintenance.
Looks like that the second Finnair A333 joining QF will be OH-LTS which is due to depart HEL for BKK as AY8925 in about an hour's time https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/oh-lts# Id really be interested in understanding more about how this deal came about. Who approached who, who identified...
Jump to postNZ is running a trial with reusable cups on domestic flights, and it has received lots of positive feedback from pax so far. International flights are not on the agenda though - “The primary reason for that is, with international, we've got lots of food security issues. We can't take anything off o...
Jump to postFollowing Silk Airs suspension of the route, 3K have announced SIN-BME seasonally starting June 25th running until October 26th, 2x weekly. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-28/jetstar-flights-broome-singapore-direct-route-south-east-asia/103640242 Fantastic news for BME. Great to also see 3K exp...
Jump to postWhen the A350s come on line, their competitors will have been running the type for up to and more than 10 years already.
Jump to postmrkerr7474 wrote:Qantas adding more capacity on the Trans-Tasman from October, this time on BNE/MEL to CHC and MEL to WLG.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/35022553 ... man-routes
I do also think that many posters on this forum - don’t realise for Aussies, the world is generally a long way a way, and we love to travel, not to mention have a multicultural population - long distance travel is part of living here. I’m battling my Scottish partner to travel outside of Sydney gre...
Jump to postCan anyone link a photo these new winglets outside of a hangar? Keen to see the proportions.
Jump to postThey both do the same work; it is just that the agreement with Aus Post was that one aircraft was painted in the hybrid livery. It'd be interesting to know how much Aus Post are paying for the advertising (livery). Would it be a one off fee or a yearly charge? Cheers. Id suspect its all wrapped up ...
Jump to postAlso - do the two QF330 freights have different liveries? One in Australia Post, one in QF-Freight? Are the mainline pilots of Australian air express? I noticed this on SYDSquad's live stream last night (they took off one after the other). Is there a reason why they have different liveries? One is ...
Jump to postThis is a general comment, so I’m not going to reply to a particular post: People need to stop obsessing about making PER-AKL work for connections. It doesn’t work unless it’s run double daily. If this was so important then NZ would be flying double daily (or split 3x/4x schedule) timed for US conn...
Jump to postRyanairGuru wrote:
People need to stop obsessing.
I belive the A380s will be replaced by the options of the A35K's. Please correct me if im wrong Its not really a 1:1 nor direct replacement. The Sunrise A35Ks will replace some A380 flying to LHR, and the normal A35Ks will replace flying to places like LAX. The 78X might even replace some A380 flyi...
Jump to postqf789 wrote:Seriously can we just discuss the topic in a constructive and appropriate manner. If someone says something inflammatory just report the post WITHOUT RESPONDING TO IT. There is no need for the personal attacks either
I belive the A380s will be replaced by the options of the A35K's. Please correct me if im wrong Its not really a 1:1 nor direct replacement. The Sunrise A35Ks will replace some A380 flying to LHR, and the normal A35Ks will replace flying to places like LAX. The 78X might even replace some A380 flyi...
Jump to postAnd NZ have 12 further 787 options, the timeline on which we are not clear about. That is materially significant when comparing NZ and QF's future capacity. QF did not have 35K options, prior to the order. Clearly, the second batch of 35K will replace 14 A380s and some of the current 789 flying; wh...
Jump to postqf002 wrote:Currently QF3/4 schedule would dictate an ungodly departure from PER but pushing to a later lunchtime departure from SYD (like the old QF107/108 JFK via LAX service) would fix this.
AKL-PER-AKL to connect to PER-LHR and AKL-JFK - needs to be more than daily to connect both ways :crossfingers: PER-AKL is definitely on the cards for the XLR. Do we know how much of the traffic on the east-west A330 routes (ie BNE/SYD/MEL-PER) is OD and how much is connecting? A 2x AKL-PER would t...
Jump to postAssume others here can tell the type just by hearing it? It's an avgeek thing right? They are overhead from me at about 2000ft on departure off 19R My observations: JQ 787's are the quietest aircraft on departure JQ 320's are the noisiest aircraft on departure A350 are distinctive but much noiser t...
Jump to postQF originally invited and escorted MH into Oneworld to do what you suggested with MH from KUL but it never went anywhere and QF doesn't appear to have any interest in operating its own flights to the Malaysian capital. I had the same thought. It was Qantas that formally invited Malaysia Airlines to...
Jump to postTalked about a broken relationship due to the forced move, the move came with so much drama with both sides having their own daggers out at each other. Jetstar never stood a chance against the government goliath Changi Airport Holdings. In addition, why would they help an oneworld airline's brand v...
Jump to post“I asked ‘what happened?’ and he (the Captain) said ‘my gauges just blanked out, I lost all of my ability to fly the plane’.” (https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350209071/emergency-services-rush-auckland-airport-after-major-incident) Here we go *grabs popcorn* $5 on the March 12 reschedule not operat...
Jump to postA long time lurker on this thread, I have a question. The Malaysia Airport Berhad, the main operator of KLIA, is reporting they are courting Qantas in resuming SYD-KUL with rumoured 4x weekly flight in 2025. Anyone have heard anything about this? Qantas suspended its flights to Kuala Lumpur in 1999...
Jump to postAny update on when QF might expect any of the A380s back from AUH maintenance?
Jump to postI guess I'm out of date - EK has brought back some more birds since I last counted, and now the percentage of A380s in active service is now 144/251 or 57.3%. That's still far lower than any other airframe of comparable age. I have the following counts for currently active A380s: EK 89 BA 10 SQ 10 ...
Jump to postGood to see SAA re-jigging its ex-PER departure time for a much more friendly onward connection, to match pretty much its 2019 schedule: https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/south-african-airways-perth-johannesburg flight SA280 will depart Johannesburg at 8:55pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, ...
Jump to postGood to see SAA re-jigging its ex-PER departure time for a much more friendly onward connection, to match pretty much its 2019 schedule: https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/south-african-airways-perth-johannesburg flight SA280 will depart Johannesburg at 8:55pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, ...
Jump to postI think you underestimate the BNE-India demand. There is most definitely availability for a direct flight to Delhi, multiple times a week. It's one of the strongest markets to Brisbane. Sorry I should have clarified - agree demand is there especially for Delhi-Brisbane it’s more of an issue with ai...
Jump to posthttps://aviationweek.com/podcasts/window-seat-podcast/podcast-ex. I can't see BNE getting a direct India filght in the short term and def not one to south india. I think you underestimate the BNE-India demand. There is most definitely availability for a direct flight to Delhi, multiple times a week...
Jump to postQantas is removing the E190 from the BNE-WLG route. :'( Upgauging to the B737-800 instead. https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/350202738/fantastic-demand-sees-qantas-add-bigger-planes-wellington-brisbane-route 'fantastic demand' Hmm. Whilst in know that loads dont mean profit, fantastic demand on a new ...
Jump to postI don’t get the mania on this thread for increased competition everywhere, which is supposed to lead to lower fares as if this was the ultimate goal of the aviation sector - or ought to be. Apart from putting pressure on staff wages and shareholder returns in very uncertain times, it’s worth noting...
Jump to postWithout the parent company - JQ NZ would have extra operational costs - let's keep it very basic. . No different to NZ Domestic flying. What youre talking about is economies of scale which is a different concept to cross subsidisation. .....and that is the exact reason VA is sensible in saying that...
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