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Post by FabienA380 on Jul 13, 2013 19:36:25 GMT 1
I don't know about this twitt, it seems to me that the cabin reconfigurations were finished on all QF-delivered frames a while ago, and VH-OQD was the first of them. Actually after checking here, it seems indeed that VH-OQC wasn't set with the new configuration yet, don't know why they were so long, as the first of them VH-OQD was reconfigured more than a year ago perhaps a year and a half?... Maybe VH-OQC was the last one and they are now all reconfigured. Though I haven't found on that link qantassource that VH-OQD is now in Manila. Fabien
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Post by XWB on Jul 13, 2013 19:42:24 GMT 1
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Post by FabienA380 on Jul 13, 2013 19:46:01 GMT 1
Indeed! Fewer Business seats for more Premium and Eco. Don't know where we could find though if all have been reconfigured yet, but I think it might make sense that VH-OQC then was one of the last ones... Fabien
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Post by XWB on Jul 13, 2013 19:50:13 GMT 1
Thanks Fabien. Well, according to the planespotters link above, only 6 of the 12 A380s have the new F14C64W35Y371 configuration. This could explain why VH-OQC is now in Manila.
VH-OQD is indeed already equiped with the new configuration, but Qantas also does the wing repair in Manila, so VH-OQD might have its wings fixed now.
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Post by FabienA380 on Jul 13, 2013 19:55:26 GMT 1
oh sorry I hadn't opened the link, thanks XWB! Yes that makes sense for VH-OQD in fact... Could they have repaired VH-OQC before or after reconfiguration though?... Fabien
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Post by XWB on Jul 13, 2013 20:11:09 GMT 1
That would put the aircraft out of service for another 2 months and they can probably not miss it for such a long time.
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Post by XWB on Jul 13, 2013 20:23:36 GMT 1
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Post by XWB on Jul 13, 2013 21:49:54 GMT 1
The list on planespotters must be out-dated, theqantassource.com/ shows something different. VH-OQA: F14C64W35Y371 since 04/05/13 VH-OQB: F14C64W35Y371 since 12/06/13 VH-OQC: F14C64W35Y371 since 13/07/13 (today) VH-OQD: F14C64W35Y371 since 20/06/12 VH-OQE: F14C64W35Y371 since 18/08/12 VH-OQF: F14C64W35Y371 since 14/09/12 VH-OQG: F14C64W35Y371 since 06/03/13 VH-OQH: F14C64W35Y371 since 31/01/13 VH-OQI: F14C64W35Y371 since 22/12/12 VH-OQJ: F14C64W35Y371 since 06/03/13 VH-OQK: F14C64W35Y371 since 13/10/12 VH-OQL: F14C64W35Y371 since 14/10/12 Fabien was right
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Post by FabienA380 on Jul 14, 2013 0:15:53 GMT 1
And now, the wing repair...lol As MSN026 was the first to be reconfigured, and now the first to go for wing repairs, would the wing repairs be in the same order (as the reconfigurations)?... Fabien
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Post by Festus on Jul 14, 2013 9:29:42 GMT 1
... As MSN026 was the first to be reconfigured, and now the first to go for wing repairs, would the wing repairs be in the same order (as the reconfigurations)?... Fabien If the reconfiguration was combined with some Check and assuming the same utilization of the aircraft throughout the fleet, the wing repairs might be combined together with another scheduled Check. So the time/flight hours/cycles after the reconfiguration will be nearly the same, if the same order is followed.
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