XWB
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Post by XWB on Jul 14, 2013 9:51:26 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 The order will depend on the flight cycles of the airframes, some have the temporary wing fix and could fly a bit longer.
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Post by eastmids13 on Jul 17, 2013 8:44:34 GMT 1
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Jul 17, 2013 8:47:23 GMT 1
See a few posts above
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Post by XWB on Aug 16, 2013 20:22:38 GMT 1
After a downtime of 5 weeks for maintenance (wing repair?) in MNL, MSN026 is now descending into HKG and will restart service from here.
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Post by XWB on Aug 18, 2013 16:54:21 GMT 1
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Post by UK380 on Oct 14, 2013 17:51:47 GMT 1
what is the current status of MSN091 and 102? the production list link on the site has them as cancelled
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Oct 14, 2013 17:53:21 GMT 1
They were postponed to 2016/2017. I assume the numbers will be skipped and they'll get new ones instead.
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Post by philidor on Jan 22, 2014 1:20:47 GMT 1
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Post by Jkkw on Jan 22, 2014 2:40:53 GMT 1
At this stage I still see a need for the A380 in QF's fleet, primarily to replace the 747 on it's trunk routes as well as their ultra long haul routes. The 744 is still flying to LAX and DFW, both routes which can probably support an up gauging to the A380. Also, there is a need to replace the 747 on routes to JNB and SCL, both of which are ETOPS restricted. Virgin Australia tried operating the 77W to JNB and quickly withdrew and Lan Chile is keeping the A343 on it's SCL-AKL-SYD route instead of replacing it with a 787. At this stage the A380 would probably be the only viable option (unless they want the 748) for those two routes although I'm not sure what demand is like and if the A350 (or 777X) is successful in gaining 420mins ETOPS (or decides to in the case of the 77X) then the twins will probably be the better replacement. As for the airline's financial problems, I think it is increasing the chance of the order being at risk although if they need to, I can see them doing what they did for the 789; cancelling the aircraft with the intention to reorder. I also would not be surprised to see a small cancellation of a few of the remaining frames but not all. Whilst Virgin Australia is significantly impacting on domestic and regional operations, the competition from Asian and ME carriers is continuing to impact on Qantas's already struggling international division. Due to the fact that we're 'at the end of the world' the ME and Asian carriers are able to offer better connections to Europe and Asia and hence are able to offer more frequent and higher capacity flights to Australia (eg SQ operates 2 A380, 1 772 and 1 773 between SYD and SIN whereas QF currently operates 2 A330 flights a day) giving greater flexibility to customers wanting to travel to Europe, Africa as well as their hubs in Asia and the Middle East. I hope they're considering themselves lucky that QR has yet to enter the Sydney market. Also, I don't think the QF-EK partnership is working, whilst it opens up greater connection opportunities there is nothing stopping customers from booking an EK flight over a QF flight especially if one of those flights is already on an Emirates aircraft. The moving of the intermediary hub from Singapore to Dubai also further alienates customers from BNE, ADL and PER, whereas in the past if they wanted to fly to London they would fly Qantas on both legs, now, they would fly one leg on EK to Dubai before changing on either a QF aircraft or yet another EK aircraft (which essentially makes flying on Qantas useless) for the final leg to London. And on a note about Jetstar Hong Kong, could they not have temporarily put the aircraft on the Australian, Singaporean or Japanese register and add flights to the three networks especially considering that there's been summer holidays going on in Australia since the middle of December. They could also be used (especially the sharklet ones) to sub in for older frames to improve the airline's fuel efficiency. If I remember correctly when AirAsia Philippines had a delay in approval the aircraft was transferred to the Malaysian operations and used there. I think the best way for Qantas International to move forward (given they have enough money) is to expand in Asia using 789/10, A330 and A350 sized aircraft whilst continuing to replace the 744 with the A380 on trunk routes. At least if Qantas International shrinks, I'm sure EK or the Asian carriers will be more than happy to fill the gap and order more A380s although I hope this will not be the case And I'm really sorry to nitpick but it's Qantas not Quantas.
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Jan 22, 2014 11:52:50 GMT 1
jkkw, I agree with your analysis of the international market. I can see the need for more A380s, I just wanted to point out that, if Qantas (TY !) is battered by competition on its core home market, it may not be able to seize whatever international opportunities arise.
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