1000kg of fuel costs 218kg to carry over 10.5hrs on a 787-8 on a certain day in September.
Fuel uplift on that day was 56t, add another 7 hours at 4800kg/hr, rounding out to 90t uplift to get to LHR from PER. (It may or may not burn more than the -8).
The uplift can be refined with a sharp pencil and some capping of reserves and good route optimisation.
Max fuel uplift on 787-8 and 9 is 101t.
MTOW of 252t, (may not be accurate)
Empty Weight approx 125t (may not be accurate)
FOB 90t
Available payload 37t.
So, it is all possible on paper, taking into account changes in operating weights etc.
Good luck to QF, it is a bold statement to the competition, and could be the launching pad for SYD/MEL/BNE to Rome, Frankfurt or Athens in the future.
The public will vote with their bums.
Last edited by Roj approved; 13th Dec 2016 at 05:01.