Qantas 767s
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Qantas 767s
Saw an RR powered 767 with a plain red tail depart Sydney this morning. Are all the 'ZX' registration 767s being retired from QF? Will miss the sweet sound of those RB211s spooling up 
Planemad. In short, yes they are all going.
Look for Airline Hub Buzz on that site that combines the word Face and Book. He seems to have all the good gen.
Look for Airline Hub Buzz on that site that combines the word Face and Book. He seems to have all the good gen.
I believe 2 this month, 1 in January and the balance by March next year. There is nothing in the maintenance plan for them after that month.
Nunc est bibendum
Not quite accurate Dragon man- at least as of last week.
Another goes in January and a third in the 'first half' of next year. No forecast change to the flying hours as yet so no reduction in crew numbers as the remaining airframes will just take up the slack. The average hours per airframe is about 8 so we can get rid of about about 20% of the fleet without it impacting on the total hours flown by the 767 fleet. It's when the hours start dropping that the excess of crew will start to be a bigger issue. New flying program due out in the next couple of days should give us an idea of what's going on in the medium term.
Rest supposed to be gone by Dec 13 although there is a contingency plan being developed to keep up to four on the J curve (post the ADSB cut off date) if required. They'll make that call a lot closer to the date.
Incidentally, the aircraft that left is off to Roswell, New Mexico via Honolulu- at least it was when I spoke to one of the office whallers last week. Screams 'junket' to my mind!
(I'm just jealous. 
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Another goes in January and a third in the 'first half' of next year. No forecast change to the flying hours as yet so no reduction in crew numbers as the remaining airframes will just take up the slack. The average hours per airframe is about 8 so we can get rid of about about 20% of the fleet without it impacting on the total hours flown by the 767 fleet. It's when the hours start dropping that the excess of crew will start to be a bigger issue. New flying program due out in the next couple of days should give us an idea of what's going on in the medium term.
Rest supposed to be gone by Dec 13 although there is a contingency plan being developed to keep up to four on the J curve (post the ADSB cut off date) if required. They'll make that call a lot closer to the date.
Incidentally, the aircraft that left is off to Roswell, New Mexico via Honolulu- at least it was when I spoke to one of the office whallers last week. Screams 'junket' to my mind!
(I'm just jealous. )
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"...the aircraft that left is off to Roswell, New Mexico..."
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Originally Posted by Keg
It's when the hours start dropping that the excess of crew will start to be a bigger issue. New flying program due out in the next couple of days should give us an idea of what's going on in the medium term.
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no need to wish keg mate
you have wb boeing time. its called the mou. vacancies imminent.
join the dark side. it is your future luke.
you have wb boeing time. its called the mou. vacancies imminent.
join the dark side. it is your future luke.
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Probably a few hundred kilo's of petrified peanuts under the flight deck floor!
Incidentally, the aircraft that left is off to Roswell, New Mexico via Honolulu- at least it was when I spoke to one of the office whallers last week. Screams 'junket' to my mind!
Nunc est bibendum
Buckshot, I think the ferries are too flexible to bid for per se. This Roswell flight changed destinations a half dozen times in the 3-5 days before they finally lef so even building a pattern of specifying a departure date tends to be very flexible up until the last couple of days. If you're keen, give MG a call. He's always been pretty fair at sharing the love around to those that deserve it for these types of trips.
Waren, you offering a DEC on the 787?
Waren, you offering a DEC on the 787?
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Will miss the sweet sound of those RB211s spooling up
Not unusual to have poms overstay their welcome in oz. (joke)
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