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Re: Australian Aviation - April 2024

Jetstar ... another international city pair will be released within the next coming days from Sydney to somewhere in the Pacific... They could also do SYD to Tonga. Samoa sounds good Samoa perhaps? VA and QF don’t fly the route anymore. I actually wonder if it could be VLI? NF has been plagued with...

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Re: Australian Aviation - March 2024

Have I missed that Bonza is now using Nauru Airlines to fill its capacity gaps? Just saw a Nauru 733 at MEL operating as AB1634 to OOL. Yes. They've been using Nauru (usually the -800) to cover one line of OOL-based flying since the Canadians went home at the start of March. The other OOL-line is u...

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Re: Australian Aviation - March 2024

Have I missed that Bonza is now using Nauru Airlines to fill its capacity gaps? Just saw a Nauru 733 at MEL operating as AB1634 to OOL.

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Re: Australian Aviation - March 2024

Smart move, those A330-300's currently used are showing their age, hard-product wise. A good opportunity for them to pick up some traffic that might have once gone to the likes of CX, and maybe TG as well. Looks like the rotation they are scheduling the 339 on is the one that has been operated by t...

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Re: Australian Aviation - March 2024

Malaysia Airlines selects MEL as first destination for A330neo, starting 25 Nov 24 https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240322-mhnov24339 Smart move, those A330-300's currently used are showing their age, hard-product wise. A good opportunity for them to pick up some traffic that might have once gone to ...

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Re: Australian Aviation - March 2024

How long will Aircalin using metal from Amelia? I was spotting at SYD today and it appears I just missed them after I left. Would like to get out there again to capture a rare A319 (to SYD at least). It operated in November December, wasn’t aware it had come back again. It came back a week or two a...

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Re: Australian Aviation - March 2024

Travelled on VA 737 VH-VUK last week. It has one very tired interior. Of most note were the seat backs - they had very little 'resistance' in them and the moment anyone leaned into them or grabbed onto them, even slightly, they moved about 2-3 inches. It's not the oldest aircraft in the VA fleet (a...

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Re: Australian Aviation - March 2024

I came through Mel international on the weekend, lines of at least 200 metres to get through immigration (for those who know, it was past the old Cathay Lounge) and no staff providing any direction. Lucky for me I knew to walk past them and that there are kiosks on the far side of duty free. This i...

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Re: Australian Aviation - February 2024

Great to see competition on LAX-BNE, this will hopefully give QF a wake up call and reconsider the A330’s which serve the route. QF don’t have anything else, and won’t for some time it seems, 2027 until more 789s and A350s arrive. The only chance of QF replacing the pair of A330s with 787s on BNE-L...

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Re: Australian Aviation - February 2024

Interesting to see the rumoured AA announcement - if true glad to see AA/QF wake up a bit more to UA/VA. BNE-DFW BNE-ORD MEL-LAX Would make the most sense to me, all three AH hubs connected to DFW, bit of experimentation on ORD, and MEL-LAX consolidate, but maybe free up some QF equipment for elsew...

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Re: Australian Aviation - January 2024

AA put out some teaser photos on social media in advance of a route announcement tomorrow, and they include (among lots of other things) a koala, a kangaroo and what might be a flat white. So what do we think?

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Re: Australian Aviation - January 2024

JL is up-gauging equipment on their HND-SYD route to 77W (currently 789) from 1 June. Those include First class, only airline to offer F in the AU-JP market I believe. I wish they’d bring back W (Premium Y) on their NRT-MEL route but I believe they changed all their intl 788s back to 2-class layout ...

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Re: Australian Aviation - January 2024

WSI will serve cargo carriers, LCC's (some longhaul) and whoever wants to arrive/depart during SYD curfew times due to network operational scheduling conflicts. As for hourly BNE/MEL flights- I disagree- it would cannibalize SYD loads too much. It's not cannibalizing loads if it's the same airline ...

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Re: Pacific Islands Aviation - 2024

Aircalin recently said they were planning flights to CDG, either via BKK or SIN, up to 2pw, and were looking at getting their hands on an A350 or a 787 to facilitate this expansion. Source: https://www.journal-aviation.com/actualites/aircalin-veut-lancer-une-liaison-directe-entre-noumea-et-roissy-c...

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Re: Pacific Islands Aviation - 2024

Aircalin recently said they were planning flights to CDG, either via BKK or SIN, up to 2pw, and were looking at getting their hands on an A350 or a 787 to facilitate this expansion. Source: https://www.journal-aviation.com/actualites/aircalin-veut-lancer-une-liaison-directe-entre-noumea-et-roissy-cd...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - December 2023

For an armchair CEO analysis on here with limited data, can I suggest it does not really matter what the actual PDEW numbers are but just look at them in relation to SYD or MEL. PER is about 1/11th of MEL (9%), ADL about 1/9th of MEL (11%), on those numbers to LAX and SFO provided upthread combined....

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - December 2023

LAXPolaris wrote:
What’s the best airport to connect in right now if going from PER to the US? BNE?

Haven’t checked the timings but in theory, on NH via NRT would be quite easy. But to the East coast, via DXB or DOH is probably best.

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - December 2023

I’ll be shocked if UA makes any decent cash. Loads to NA are pretty bad at the moment. Definitely by number of flights pw, but in seats they would probably be close. At least 3 of their dailies to SFO are on the 77W which seats 350. Anecdotal of course, but I flew MEL-SFO last week on the 77W and J...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - December 2023

It is fascinating UA is now larger than QF between the US and AU. Does anyone know by what metric though? Total flights per week, seats, ASMs? I’ll be shocked if UA makes any decent cash. Loads to NA are pretty bad at the moment. Definitely by number of flights pw, but in seats they would probably ...

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Re: Lufthansa hub at Dusseldorf

DUS was a 'hub' (more like a focus city) for LH, as was TXL, HAM, STR. DUS had flights to the US (did they have one to Asia as well; perhaps NRT?) using MUC or FRA based aircraft on a W pattern. Just like HAM, TXL and STR, all of the LH mainline flights in/out of Germany were centralized at FRA and...

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Re: Singapore Airlines announces Brussels nonstop

This is interesting and a great addition. Did SQ ever say anything about resuming DUS? It was stopped due to Covid I believe but never resumed? Slim chance now with BRU announced.

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - September 2023

DRW??? Come on… CBR or CNS would make a lot more sense if they really were to expand to a new port. Or even HBA with a tag-on to NZ. Nothing against Darwin, it just doesn’t seem logical I don’t think HBA runway is long enough for a DXB service, not a big market to NZ either, well not for a several ...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - September 2023

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - September 2023

https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/emirates-a350-routes-adelaide EK looking to resume ADL with new A359 in ‘mid’ 2024ish, also mentions DRW as a possible destination. DRW??? Come on… CBR or CNS would make a lot more sense if they really were to expand to a new port. Or even HBA with a tag-on t...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - September 2023

When is the ETA for QF's A330 frieghers to return? Press release said mid 23 for the first frame, end 23 for the second, not sure if theres been an update since then? First one is done and awaiting repaint and certification in Germany. Scheduled to leave DRS later today at 5:15pm local, as QF7531 t...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - September 2023

Qantas 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 th...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - September 2023

A passenger bill of rights and closing any potential revolving door and public sector perks would be a good start. I think one of the problems with this debate is how despicable AJ has been to everyone but the shareholders. The way he reacted to the suggestion of paying the bailout was absolutely b...

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Re: Exhibition - History of HND (Tokyo Haneda)

Wow this is great, thanks for sharing. I am surprised the midfield terminals are such a recent development, would have assumed this dates back to the 80s.

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Re: Current Passenger 4 Holers

Probably not qualifying as you cannot simply buy a ticket, but Atlas Air is still flying at least one (maybe more) 744s for charter ops, mainly military I guess. Saw them in BNE a few weeks ago going to GUM I believe

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Re: Updated: QF orders 12xA35K, 4x789 and 8x78X

Perhaps I have missed something here but How exactly are 12 787s and 12 A350s going to be a replacement for the current fleet of 26 A330s along with the Finair one This number does not even cover the existing fleet let alone allow for year on year growth or any new routes There are a bunch of young...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - August 2023

noticed that VA's one all white ex KLM 737-700 (VH-NHW) had a week's rest in TSV before resuming today. Has it had a trip to the paint shop? Yes, saw it at BNE yesterday sporting the brand new paint job and was surprised as it was really sticking out, so shiny! Realised the rego was likely one of t...

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Re: MIAT Mongolian joining oneworld?

Paging LAXDude... I wonder what the largest markets ex-US to Mongolia are. If the VFR is in SFO, then I'd imagine they'd hit there first with LAX next if it turns out well. Thing is, a 763 cant steam that far with a decent payload. MIAT will need some new toys. They have 787s on the way, don’t they...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - August 2023

Flying 36 sectors daily with 8 frames is 4.5 per day With a small fleet one wouldn't want to go much more than this because if one goes tech there is a bit of flexibility Perth needs to be the next route to cover all state capitals IMO be it red eye or day time Question is if they go beyond 9 frame...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - July 2023

I dont see there being enough demand for MCY-PER, maybe at low frequency. I think AVV / NTL -PER would have better success but the red eye returns are very low yield and might not be that popular. The vast majority of JQ flights ex PER are red eyes. People will fly them if the fare is cheap and it’...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - July 2023

I’ve been monitoring the new VA flight to HND closely during its first week, and given it flies head to head with the JQ 788 to NRT one can observe that actual flight times are 20-30 mins longer. Most of that is probably lower cruise speed, but some likely also due to the higher congestion flying i...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - July 2023

It will be interesting to see if passengers end up accepting long distance narrow body flying as a new normal or will revert back to airlines flying wide body aircraft once they realise longer flying times and smaller cabins. I think I read somewhere the new VA 737 flight from Cairns to Japan will ...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - July 2023

Wonder where VA has found the additional space from. Even after replacing 1 row of Economy X with Economy (4"), I wouldn't have thought changing the divider would free up a whole 26" of space. Will they be reducing galley/storage space or seat pitch? At a guess, take the 3” from EconX row...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - July 2023

I don’t really see the point in bothering with the refit of new seats or divider such a little change - unless their is a weight saving? There is an increase in Y seats by one row on the 800’s so they match the 38M’s. They are pulling one row of Econ X, adding the new divider and adding 2 rows of Y...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - July 2023

I don't understand the need for a fully reclining seat/bed on a narrow body plane. Even if Airbus did produce the sometimes hypothesized A322, which for all intents and purposes would be a modern day 757-300, it still would not make sense, on some levels. A fully lie flat seat/bed could only be pra...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - July 2023

No, they are a new style of seat with a leg rest included the J seat and the Y seat seat including USB power. It's a pity they didn't do something nicer like what you find on Cathays 321NEO or Oman Air MAX business class (think these two are the same seats looking at images) for example. Or do thes...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - July 2023

Looks like VA78 was cx last night and the 73G is still at HND, so today’s outbound VA77 got cancelled as well. Not sure if the plane has gone tech or if it is crew related, but not off to a good start.

On the plus side, at least it won’t be that many pax to re-accommodate on other carriers…

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - June 2023

Fri 18/8 96y booked Sat 19/8 118 booked Tue 22/8 122 booked So slow start or load restricted but looking better once the MAX is flying 73G restricted to 70, Max restricted to closer to 150 Would you be able to share where you found this info? Not doubting you at all - it would be interesting to kno...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - June 2023

The inaugural VA CNS-HND service well on its way, can we confirm there will be a gas’n’go via GUM as Flightradar24 is showing direct. Flight VA77 from Cairns to Tokyo https://fr24.com/VOZ77/30e7b83d Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Not sure where the GUM stop idea comes from, but they were always...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - June 2023

Virgin to take delivery of first 737MAX later today, first leg BFI-KOA as VA9947 https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/VA9947 Looks like it’s scheduled for CNS-HND-CNS duty from 30 July. Does anyone know is it showing up elsewhere in the schedule in between now and then, given that’s still mor...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - June 2023

WSI is in no way comparable to AVV and will do well. As much as AVV tries to be otherwise, it’s still largely Geelong and the Surf Coast’s airport. Yes it can leverage off Melbourne being relatively close, but most of that market is better suited to using MEL. 100% agreed. I live in the west of Mel...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - June 2023

Sydney has a population of around 5 million and one airport near the eastern end of a city that extends west for almost 75km. WSI should be at least as successfull as AVV is with Melbourne, but with better transport connections, especially for cargo. I do see it primarily servicing domestic holiday...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - June 2023

Purely a prediction on my part: But if the A380's hang around to the very early 2030s, I would expect an order of another tranche of A35Ks sometime around 2027-2029. By this stage I would expect that an A350neo would on offer. A neo of this plane may negate the need for the additional fuel tank tha...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - June 2023

Agreed. I’d have them try something like PEN or LGK rather than struggling on the busy KUL route. Something with an edge where you can fill 3 or 4 planes a week but cannot get to nonstop right now. Or even Kuching or Kota Kinabalu on Borneo, those should be doable with a 321neo. That would even get...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - June 2023

Air Asia might be more productive moving that OOL flight to Melbourne. The OOL-KUL flight is subsidised by Gold Coast Airport and the State of Queensland's AAIF, thus they will operate until the subsidy contract expires. The other alternative is to move to BNE and remain at 4x weekly, whilst remain...

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Re: Australian Aviation Thread - June 2023

The unwillingness of Japanese travelling overseas has been on news in Japan recently as well. https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/facd5c0e61fcb81e5f39918634d4a2936645f7f7/comments Biggest factor obviously is the cheap yen but also that economy in Japan has been stagnating for past 30 years and things...

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