It’s designed so the pilots can move the seat to the full forward position, and therefore out of the way during a crew change, and all the way back, so they can get into the seat when they arrive on the flight deck. It’s a convenience button, that isn’t used during flight. It’s still only supposed t...
Jump to postThe story I've heard is that there was a flight attendant in the flightdeck and they have leaned on the seat movement switch on the back of the seat. Only rumour.
Jump to postAt the moment EBG and EBL are still 233T, but they have a slightly higher thrust engine than the others (including the L models) making them an A330-203 as opposed to a -202 like the rest of them. For that reason the operational side of Qantas would like those 2 to be upgraded to L standard, but as ...
Jump to postThe A330-200LRs would be a reference to the L models. The ones with the 338T MTOW. VH-EBM to EBV, plus 2 more that registrations haven’t yet been confirmed. This is probably well known here, but could the lighter models be upgraded to 338T MTOW? I’m not sure. Of those registrations only EBM require...
Jump to postThe A330-200LRs would be a reference to the L models. The ones with the 338T MTOW. VH-EBM to EBV, plus 2 more that registrations haven’t yet been confirmed.
Jump to postI'm all about letting the market decide within legal framework and giving the public the best, most competitive options. I'm sorry but that's just how the world works. I'd respect the approach recent governments have had to Australian airlines more if they extended the same laissez-faire free marke...
Jump to postBonza cancelling OOL DRW flights until January. Blaming regulatory approvals for Flair aircraft. I can’t see this Flair thing going ahead. In a couple of days they will need Flair as the next wave of OOL flights commence. They don’t have any other aircraft available spare to operate these, so it’s ...
Jump to postA foreign air transport air operators certificate (FATAOC) may authorise the operation of a foreign registered aircraft on flights into, out of or within Australian territory that are not regulated domestic flights This is the definition of a FATAOC. I believe Flair is trying to operate regulated Do...
Jump to postVanessa Hudson, Doug Parker, Dr Elizabeth Smith, Belinda Hutchinson and Todd Sampson have all be elected/re elected though Sampson received a 34% protest vote 83% of shareholders have voted against the renumeration report for 2023, which is the first time for Qantas but also one of the biggest stri...
Jump to postThe training centre in Sydney they are currently building is a fraction the size of the one they announced in 2020. It's not the same thing. And that was supposed to be operational before the s148 centre was knocked down. Also, the currently being built centre is a joint venture between CAE an QF, s...
Jump to postRumours gaining momentum that the dummy spit by the world's greatest CEO, to not build the new pilot training centre in Sydney and instead spend about 10 times more flying crew around the world to train, has now cost the business Perth-Jo'burg and many domestic services going forward. Simply because...
Jump to postI truly think it’s only a matter of time until JNB is locked in again. The rumour is March for JNB. That may explain the 787 doing Honolulu in March. Isn’t there still the Biosecurity issue with South Africa being high risk, and no where for these flights to be processed? Or will QF operate some fl...
Jump to postben175 wrote:I truly think it’s only a matter of time until JNB is locked in again.
QF will fly Perth to Paris from July next year. 4 days a week to start during the peak, then back to 3 days a week.
Jump to postTo the northwest of terminal 4. Back towards the great eastern highway. Network do operate some services from their terminal/hanger near the threshold of runway 21, which may be what he’s talking about.
Jump to postI’ve just heard on local Perth radio, that Qantas and Perth airport seem to have struck a deal. There is an article on WAToday news, but it’s paywalled. I will post the link anyway. Suggests CGK and JNB to commence almost immediately. https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/qantas-to-f...
Jump to postQF will wear the costs of operating the flights. Only the pax get to travel free.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... evacuation
And that’s all it is. Virgin is offering to operate a 737 to Jordan not Israel, and Qatar isn’t allowed there, although I’m certain the Australian media will somehow blame Qantas for that. Won’t happen.
Jump to postQantas have reduced SYD-PVG to 5 days a week before it’s even started. Would this be as a result of the ACCC blocking of the Chine Eastern co-operation?
Jump to postI predict that the worlds best CEO and his “team” will have cost QF in excess of 1 and a half billion dollars in fines and compensation by the end of all this, and that’s before the next thing, (whatever that may be) is exposed.
I would also predict that Goyder will be gone by the AGM.
They have stolen from their customers, and stolen from their employees, who have been saying for years things weren’t right, but still some on this site continue to defend AJ and his cronies as though they were some kind of messiahs. They are crooks. It’s embarrassing.
Jump to postQantas directly employs around 25000 Australians, and indirectly many thousands more. They pay income tax and indirect taxes to the government as a result of that employment. That is why the government has an interest in it staying profitable. Qatar by comparison only employs a handful. I get it tha...
Jump to posthttps://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-u ... ab1fa5961e
Does Virgin have an expiry date? I’m just curious.
https://www.asx.com.au/asx/statistics/d ... d=02701648
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The youngest A330s will be refurbished and continue flying along with the A380s. This new order is just part A330 replacement and allow for growth. Additional orders will be made to eventually replace remaining A330s and the A380 fleet. Which 330s are the youngest? Wonder what the refurb will entai...
Jump to post2 of the current domestic A332’s are going to be reconfigured to the A332L standard also. The current A332L’s (EBM-V) have a tech crew rest, 2 business toilets and a MTOW of 238T. That would indicate that the transcontinental A330 flying will slowly transition to the A321, as expected.
Jump to postIs it certainly or probably? :D You misquoted me, I didn't say that and have been in fact noting their a330 fleet doesn't have crew rests and since these birds are for Asia Pacific travel, it's highly unlikely they will have them. That is incorrect, unless you are singling out cabin crew? All the A...
Jump to postConventional wisdom on this site was that the Australia-Indonesia bilateral was all maxed out. How then could QF upgrade DPS to daily A330? Any ideas?
Jump to postWhat are the chances that the captain could be fired for this, shall say, lapse of judgement despite a co warning not to leave the compound? Especially if a 380 flight had to be canceled or delayed. Zero. Nadia. Zilch. Crew are advised not to leave the hotel. Advisories are not mandatory. It's a ho...
Jump to postThey rebranded the first row of extra legroom seats as ‘Rextra Legroom’ but left the second and third rows as Economy X. This was ridiculous penny pinching that might have saved them a couple of grand per aircraft, but they will almost certainly pay more for VA’s legal fees than they saved. 2-bit i...
Jump to postI'm sitting in a SGN lounge atm overlooking the runway. I notice on the departure board tonight's JQ62 SGN-SYD is cancelled. Although a JQ 788 *not* departing is probably no longer noteworthy. I've seen an ex-Jetstar Pacific aircraft trundle past too. Looks like someone took a very large grey sharp...
Jump to postNZ516 wrote:Whatsaptudo wrote:Flyerqf wrote:There are 3 A330’s to return (EBB, EBD and QPG)
Noted, but EBB replaces EBE. So a 2 A330 increase.
Is EBE the one to be converted to a freighter?
Flyerqf wrote:There are 3 A330’s to return (EBB, EBD and QPG)
"Too far gone" and "expensive C or D" check sound like two different things to me though... Those are only the rumours words. I honestly don’t know why EBD won’t be reactivated, if it’s actually true, but the rumour is it will never fly again. I hope they find a way to get it re...
Jump to postI find it pretty shocking if EBD has deteriorated due to poor storage? Heads would roll if that was the case - the board wouldn't want to see an asset written off due to negligence? Surely there isnt another explanation for its issues? It may be that it is due for an expensive C or D check and it m...
Jump to postQF A330’s: QPG, which flew a couple of days ago, and Maybe EBD to come back, but I’m hearing rumours it’s too far gone too economically reactivate. Also EBB is being deactivated at the moment, but it just replaces EBE which goes for conversion. So 1 more A330 in the fleet, with an outside chance of...
Jump to postQF A330’s: QPG, which flew a couple of days ago, and Maybe EBD to come back, but I’m hearing rumours it’s too far gone too economically reactivate. Also EBB is being reactivated at the moment, but it just replaces EBE which goes for conversion. So 1 more A330 in the fleet, with an outside chance of 2.
Jump to postWill the QF A220’s be branded as QantasLink aircraft? My understanding is that they’re replacing the 717’s… but some have alluded to the possibility that they’ll be replacing 737’s as well? I believe, by law (Qantas sale act), they have to be QantasLink even if they replace the 737 because they won...
Jump to postWhat I find interesting about this, is that Qantas has reduced JQ capacity to Bali, so QF can increase capacity. A strategy totally against the philosophy that created JQ in the first place.
Jump to postDoes anyone have any concrete info regarding the extra 3 x weekly QF PER-SIN services? There has been speculation around 738 late arvo flight ex Perth returning overnight... Was hoping it would be an A330 and a more desirable timing. The extra services don't appear to have been loaded yet... Looks ...
Jump to postThe A330 can land up to the MTOW in the event of emergency. There is no need to dump fuel. Just turn around and land, and if the Vertical speed was less the 360feet per minute at touchdown, there isn’t even a requirement for an inspection. It’s an awesome aircraft. So why the fuel burn in this inst...
Jump to postThe A330 can land up to the MTOW in the event of emergency. There is no need to dump fuel. Just turn around and land, and if the Vertical speed was less the 360feet per minute at touchdown, there isn’t even a requirement for an inspection. It’s an awesome aircraft.
Jump to postThey won’t even give them a raincoat, so when it rains, no one shows up. Would you?
Jump to postIt was planned cabin crew duty times that required the stop. They must have come to some arrangement (crew rest like LA probably)
Jump to postHave Australians fallen out of love with Qantas?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-24/ ... c_news_web
[quote="UA857"%] CASA may not permit combined 787/777 or 330/350 fleets, but as it is the 330 and 350 pilots would be separate until the A330 is retired as the 330 pilots maintain their legacy pay and conditions while the 350 pilots will have the same conditions as the 787 pilots.[/quote]...
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