Impulse-Qlink 717 in Manila

[go_dj]

Several reports on the Airliners net board report that
717 VH-VQA is currently in the Cebu Pacific hangar at
Manila airport, would this be for:

*Painting into JetStar livery?

*Trying to sell to Cebu Pacific as A320' del to Jetstar?

*As reported on this board QF looking to buy into an Asian Airline?

just curious as this would be an ideal place for QF to unload the
717s, Cebu Pacific current fleet of DC-9s is about 28-32yrs old.

RP-C1503 DC-9-32
RP-C1504 DC-9-32
RP-C1505 DC-9-32
RP-C1506 DC-9-32
RP-C1507 DC-9-32 CRASHED
RP-C1508 DC-9-32
RP-C1509 DC-9-32
RP-C1535 DC-9-32 SCRAPPED
RP-C1536 DC-9-32
RP-C1537 DC-9-32
RP-C1538 DC-9-32
RP-C1539 DC-9-32
RP-C1540 DC-9-32
RP-C1541 DC-9-31 International
RP-C1542 DC-9-31 International
RP-C1543 DC-9-31 International
RP-C1544 DC-9-31 International
RP-C1545 DC-9-32
RP-C1546 DC-9-32

[Wirraway]

go_Dj

With 42 Pesos to the A$ my guess would be for the JetStar livery,
it would be way cheaper to do in the Philippines than Australia.

But just on the off-chance, here is a repost of the article from
the "Courier Mail" on the 28th of Feb:

Qantas eyes Asia for budget air service
Peter Morley
28feb04

QANTAS is looking to South-East Asia to establish a discount airline similar to its new domestic low-cost carrier, Jetstar.

A Qantas source – buoyed by the huge demand for scheduled as well as $29 promotional seats Jetstar will offer from May 25 – said: "Don't be surprised if you see us open a discount airline in another place – South-East Asia".

"The matter is under very serious consideration. I will not go into too much detail but it is highly likely that Jetstar is not the only low-cost airline that we find ourselves associated with."

The high-level source said Qantas had to grow or "just sit on its backside and become a utility".

"Those at the top are determined to grow the airline, make it stronger and seize the opportunities available to it," the source said.

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Cut-rate flying in Asia

Low-cost carriers are rapidly proliferating in the U.S. and Europe. Now they're popping up all over Asia and Australia. Among the players:


Airline / Country / Financial backer

*Virgin Blue / Australia / Virgin Croup

*JetStar / Australia / Qantas

*Lion Air / Indonesia / Local investors

*AirAsia / Malaysia / Local and mideast investors; ex-Ryanair COO

*Tiger Airways / Singapore / Singapore Airlines

*ValuAir / Singapore / Ex-Singapore Airlines executives

*Thai AirAsia / Thailand / AirAsia; Shin Corp

*Nok Air / Thailand / Thai Airways; Local investors

*Pacific Airlines / Vietnam / Vietnam Airlines

*Cebu Pacific / Philippines / Local investors

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[ndbfinal]

It's a charter flight by Boeing. They are looking to sell 717s to a Phillipino airline (the name escapes me for the moment). The jets are to be repainted at ASRI.