I believe QF have 330-minute ETOPS. Years back, they were limited to I think 180 so required the 747s for those routes, but those days are gone.
Jump to postToday's QF64 has come via Durban. It seems yesterday's did as well. Is there some backstory I've missed to this? Or is it a required tech stop?
Jump to postAs I understand it, per regulations, over mountains we need at least 2000ft of obstacle clearance so this 1000 ft bit confuses me. I know that's a rule in the US but maybe not for these other countries. For example in Australia our regulations for IFR flights require just 1000ft clearance over obst...
Jump to post3.2.2.1 An air carrier’s line operations policy should permit and encourage MFO and should incorporate the following: 1. Encouragement to manually fly the aircraft when conditions permit, including, at least periodically, the entire departure and arrival phases and potentially the entire flight, if...
Jump to post3.2.2.1 An air carrier’s line operations policy should permit and encourage MFO and should incorporate the following: 1. Encouragement to manually fly the aircraft when conditions permit, including, at least periodically, the entire departure and arrival phases and potentially the entire flight, if...
Jump to postJust to be clear, in most cases, flaps have a maximum speed at which they can be extended. So whilst the added drag will have the effect of slowing the aircraft down, even if you wanted to rely on them you'd have to slow down by other means first.
Jump to postIt's not uncommon for that flight to leave the coast north of Brisbane. I haven't seen one go this far north before, but it's not a huge departure from the norm. Also noticed it was an intersection takeoff from SYD. Not familiar with SYD ops, but are intersection takeoffs common there with ultra lon...
Jump to postAlliance Airlines of Australia. They operate a mix of charter and commercial flights in Australia. They announced today a 24% increase in profits They've been flying the Sydney NRL teams from Bankstown to Queensland and back on game day, so the players and staff can remain in the "bubble"...
Jump to postAlliance Aviation have announced to the ASX this morning that they are acquiring 14 E190 aircraft and spares plus options for further aircraft from Azorra Aviation in the US for USD$79.4 million. From the announcement: https://www.asx.com.au/asx/statistics/displayAnnouncement.do?display=pdf&ids...
Jump to postLive stream from helicopter: https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSsydney/vi ... 9184421936
Live stream from Sheps Mound: https://www.news.com.au/world/watch-liv ... d878cd1b5b
In the press conference just now, Joyce said there will be no place for the A380's for 3 years.
Jump to postsanti319 wrote:Now more than ever I think that the Chinese Government was behind it.
1) Go down the NZ approach and go full eradication of the virus which means that they won't open up the borders until other countries basically have zero community transmission, 2) Go down Australia's approach which is a suppression strategy where you get the numbers down initially and then accept ...
Jump to postOnly a rumour, and not a particularly surprising one at that, but apparently Qantas are planning on sending at least half of their A380s to Victorville for long-term storage (2 years). The other half may be kept in a more airworthy state for when demand returns, but they’re planning on that being a ...
Jump to postWatching the press conferences this morning from the government and VA, they are definitely pushing a positive message. The administrator said there are over 10 parties who have expressed an interest in a possible takeover. He said they wouldn't have a solid plan for 2-3 months, so presumably they w...
Jump to postIf Qantas is left as the only domestic player, why not cap the price of tickets? Imposing a fare cap can actually increase the average fare cost, because the discounted sales go away to make up the shortfall. They tried it in Indonesia: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-airlines-strategy...
Jump to postThe Guardian liveblog says they're expected to go into administration shortly.
What a terrible day, thoughts are with those employees.
There's a lot here! The bottom line is that a lot of it comes down to cost. A fact of aviation, and life really, is that there will always be some risk. The risk is currently extremely low, and investing billions and tripling the cost of airfares just to reduce that risk a tiny bit more is not a fea...
Jump to postAs far as I know, the landing distance calculations on airliners are performed without factoring in reverse thrust, unless the runway is wet. They also use autobrake systems. The different levels of autobrake actually reflect the rate of deceleration. The system modulates brake pressure to meet the ...
Jump to postA 96% reduction in capacity for CX. Whilst not unexpected it's still shocking to see. A good airline with good people, I really hope they can get through (same goes for everyone else struggling out there). Ironically Hong Kong itself is not that badly affected by the virus. Hopefully that at least m...
Jump to postIt wouldn't cost the airlines money, it will be instantly passed onto the passenger.
Jump to postCASA has signed off on QF's fatigue risk management system (FRMS) allowing pilots to fly more than 20 hours https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/companies/qantas-moves-closer-to-ultra-long-haul-flights-after-safety-approval-20200227-p544y5.html Interestingly it says this does not provide appro...
Jump to postOn a related note, are there any updates regarding registration sequences? The Australian civil aircraft register seems to be getting pretty full, and with several dozen jets due over the next 5-7 years, I wonder what JQ and VA will do if they want to find a block of unused registration marks - eg....
Jump to postOut of curiosity...Is the amount of single engine flight time limited by ETOPS in this case? Or as they are flying over terrain they can flight as long as needed on single engine? Some A350s are being delivered without fuel jettison systems too, so it wouldn't be surprising if this 767 doesn't have...
Jump to postJust departed WUH 7 hours later than planned with ETA 15:00 into LEA. Flight QF6032 from Wuhan to Learmonth https://fr24.com/QFA6032/23bcd270 https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200203/3cc54b151f5deba5fd314ca45a9a116e.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Interested in crew hours here given I presu...
Jump to postI rank "Qantas have been planning to use a 787 all along" right up there with "The moon landing was filmed in a studio". Please... I’m still convinced the whole Project Sunrise is a pipe dream for Qantas. I predict a new generation of supersonics linked networks will render Sunri...
Jump to postThe third and final research flight, JFK-SYD, is underway, departing an hour later than planned at 2200 local (probably due to weather).
Jump to postAlan Joyce has made it clear that the domestic fleet renewal is an entirely separate project and that the two aren't linked in any way (from Qantas' perspective). I wouldn't be at all surprised if that was the current hold up: Airbus/Boeing are prepared to sharpen their pencil on this marquee order...
Jump to postGeneral questions, not the definition of OEW. Is there any news of the plane or planes they intend to use? There's a number of planes that can do it. Since they only tested on the 789, is that pretty much a done deal, and they are just figuring out the set up of the 789. As for the concessions + th...
Jump to postQatar is closing in on 10 years since launching services to Australia, seems like an announcement is coming regarding celebrations https://twitter.com/qatarairways/status/1201093583488593920?s=20 On a personal note - I was part of the QR start up team. Incredible to believe it’s been ten years!! Ha...
Jump to postWhy does QF not just transfer these passengers to AA at LAX? Why do they need to operate LAX - JFK themselves? Well there's a profit to be had, obviously LAX-JFK is going alright for them. Also, daytime LAX-Australia flights don't really work so the aircraft would otherwise be sitting there all day...
Jump to postI guess I just don't understand why Boeing should surrender the 120-200 seat market, home to the best-selling aircraft of all time?
Jump to postHaving a fatigue risk management system doesn't automatically allow unlimited duty times (and I'm skeptical that any operator would have such approval). It does if you have the CAO exemption, the hard limits are in the CAO, FRMS has variable limits. Qantas have an FRMS but it still has capped duty ...
Jump to postRegardless of you guys math peeing contest, QF will have it figured out. Their choice of plane(s) will have fuel burn that will give them a profit. I find their "test flights " are some would be or maybe really is ingenious. These flights that they are considering... makes them look super...
Jump to postRegulatory approval. CASA will not approve 20 hour flights (with TOD pushing 22 hours) based on QF asserting that it's safe, because it is 'only' an hour or two longer than any other RPT flight in the world. This is not new science, and it is not QF doing the research, it is the university of Adela...
Jump to postdtw2hyd wrote:You can roster a ULH crew set twice a month.
That doesn't sound right. Fuel savings have to be much higher with a stop. I think the ‘burn fuel to carry fuel’ mantra gets very over played and in a relatively low fuel price environment it’s not as big of a deal. Run some numbers, the more the match of technology moves on and the more the effici...
Jump to postThe second delivery/research flight will depart LHR at 0600 on Thursday 14 November, arriving into SYD at 1145 Friday. The aircraft will be VH-ZNJ, wearing the special 100 year livery. Any idea when it's scheduled to arrive at LHR from LAX? Apparently it's due in Wednesday at 1820, after leaving LA...
Jump to postThe second delivery/research flight will depart LHR at 0600 on Thursday 14 November, arriving into SYD at 1145 Friday. The aircraft will be VH-ZNJ, wearing the special 100 year livery.
Jump to postThere's a little company called Samsung which has a lot to do with it I'd say.
Jump to postThis is just not true. These cracks cannot bring down an otherwise serviceable aircraft unless they are allowed to develop much into much more than the inch or so that these ones are - which takes many thousands more cycles. I’m not saying it’s likely. You’re right that it hasn’t happened yet. But ...
Jump to postTo clarify, you are saying fly till the wing cracks or fly until the pickle fork cracks, because I can see airlines flying the a/c until the fork cracks, it would be no different from flying until a heavy check is due. Good point. An NG with an undiagnosed crack could lose a wing tomorrow. This is ...
Jump to postQantas have confirmed three aircraft have cracks: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qantas-boeing/qantas-says-cracked-jets-removed-from-service-for-repair-will-minimise-customer-impact-idUSKBN1XA2ON Apparently the aircraft will be back online by the end of the year. So the union was right. About g...
Jump to postQantas have confirmed three aircraft have cracks:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qant ... SKBN1XA2ON
Apparently the aircraft will be back online by the end of the year.
Sam Chui will be on the flight and posted his invite to his Instagram story. It confirms 6am departure and 12pm arrival, at what they say is approximately 19.5 hours.
I agree that you'd think the testing would resemble the proposed schedule so this is a bit odd.
pabloeing wrote:Alan joyce today in Chicago.....¿Boeing meeting?
Is there enough time between the tests and the GO-NO-GO decision for Project Sunrise? Or will these experimental flights become the perfect argument to delay the decision? It sounds like negotiations/discussions with the pilot's union and/or CASA will be the "long pole in the tent" on whe...
Jump to postMost of the cropdusting jobs that I see advertised (in Australia) require more flight experience than airline jobs. It's the most dangerous civilian job you can get, with a high fatality rate. The guys who do that are absolute pros and dedicate their lives to it. What I'm trying to say is that it's...
Jump to postMost of the cropdusting jobs that I see advertised (in Australia) require more flight experience than airline jobs. It's the most dangerous civilian job you can get, with a high fatality rate. The guys who do that are absolute pros and dedicate their lives to it. What I'm trying to say is that it's ...
Jump to postQuestion on windsocks - yes windsocks! We have reasonably progressed from the day of the windsock with more information about wind available than the windsock can provide but coming into SYD last night i saw the windsock between T2/3 and T1 and was wondering if it really was used by pilots anymore ...
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