Qantas Group A330 Changes
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Qantas Group A330 Changes
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As you may know the QF group has at least 6 additional A332s that will begin to be delivered from NOV this year.
VH-EBO will be delivered new to QF in November with the new QF domestic config/product. VH-EBO will directly replace A332 VH-EBJ which will then move across to JQ. (VH-EBJ is the only QF domestic A330 that doesnt have the new seats/IFE)
VH-EBP onwards will all be delivered to Jetstar.
Now any news on the talk of SYD-MNL, SYD-HNL, and some AKL-LAX with a possible extension to JFK all going A330?
Should be a few spare A330s once the B744s take over the SYD-NRT-SYD route.....
As you may know the QF group has at least 6 additional A332s that will begin to be delivered from NOV this year.
VH-EBO will be delivered new to QF in November with the new QF domestic config/product. VH-EBO will directly replace A332 VH-EBJ which will then move across to JQ. (VH-EBJ is the only QF domestic A330 that doesnt have the new seats/IFE)
VH-EBP onwards will all be delivered to Jetstar.
Now any news on the talk of SYD-MNL, SYD-HNL, and some AKL-LAX with a possible extension to JFK all going A330?
Should be a few spare A330s once the B744s take over the SYD-NRT-SYD route.....
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Heard from a colleague who was speaking with a QF A330 management pilot recently that decisions were being made about whether to have fitted an underfloor cabin crew rest facility to two of these aircraft.
For the rumoured expansion of Onestar to Europe perhaps.......?
For the rumoured expansion of Onestar to Europe perhaps.......?
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once the B744s take over the SYD-NRT-SYD route
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Has there been any updates on the Qantas Group A332s orders. Is Qantas still getting a new build in Q4 2010?
Plus when are deliveries suppose to begin of the new build Jetstar A332s.
Plus when are deliveries suppose to begin of the new build Jetstar A332s.
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I have good intel that the A330 will be pulled from AKL-LAX & LAX-JFK around the end of the year due pax (premium) feedback & freight considerations. 744 to resume these services. Another case of accountants thinking they know best 
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Originally Posted by Slim
due pax (premium) feedback
Who is paying for the 5 A332's that are going to JQI ? Not Jetstar I bet....
In fact, my mail is that the 'legacy carrier' is footing the bill, yet again...
Last I heard the "Legacy" carrier owned Jet*...
In fact, my mail is that the 'legacy carrier' is footing the bill, yet again...
Last I heard the "Legacy" carrier owned Jet*...
I am not sure what the difference is between a 744 Skybed and a 330 Skybed that would raise a 'premium' pax concern. In particular the fact that J class and even P class is so poorly represented on that route and in particular, made up primarily of FF's and staff...
Last I heard the "Legacy" carrier owned Jet*...
Wrt future A332 deliveries (the higher gross weight aircraft), they do not appear on the list of A330 deliveries on the QF Flight Crew website which would indicate that they are not planned to have Oz registrations. Previously, Jetstar management indicated that Jetstar Asia would be getting 2 A332's but I believe that they will be getting all 5 HGW versions which will enable them to operate the ATH & FCO routes as well as NRT etc.
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Well I guess it makes sense... QF have 3 A380s due soon which will then free up 3 B744s to move back onto the AKL-LAX and LAX-JFK routes.
This will then free up intl A330s to be used else where. Joyce has already hinted at increasing services to Asia with HKG, PVG, and NRT all performing well.
This will then free up intl A330s to be used else where. Joyce has already hinted at increasing services to Asia with HKG, PVG, and NRT all performing well.
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Originally Posted by Going Boeing
premium loads of commercial pax on the LAX-JFK-LAX sectors was very high in the first half of the year
Originally Posted by Going Boeing
business traffic that is upset at being shoe-horned onto an A332 which doesn't have First & Premium Economy cabins
If freight is so lucrative and QF has no restrictions on freight carriage, then why did QF switch to a 330? The yield from freight alone would almost warrant operating a 744 daily? I am not sure this is a major component for QF, otherwise I would think the downgrade would be somewhat unusual?
Traffic numbers on the JFK run are certainly not inspirational and considering rights are limited to ex AUS traffic, I see great economic benefits for QF to operate a 330 instead to secure the right mix of passenger numbers, yield and operating costs...
Are you able to validate that the customers in J/P are actually commercial fare customers?
I am not sure Premium Economy is a 'premium traffic' cabin.
If freight is so lucrative and QF has no restrictions on freight carriage, then why did QF switch to a 330?
The other aspect of the A330 JFK ops is how many pax have we lost to the opposition on the AKL-LAX-AKL sectors? The B744 (2 class with 412 seats) had high average load factors on the route and now we operate the route with an aircraft with only 60% of the capacity.