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A daily service will be a plus for Canberra. I tried desperately to make the SIN flight ex CBR work for a recent trip to the UK but the 3/4 day a week timing meant I couldn't return direct to CBR on the day I needed so QF via Mel won my business. Prices were not too different.
Ben has written a very good piece about this Qatar flight
Good question. 5hr turnaround in Canberra. 845 arr 1345 out.
Seems like alot of effort and expense to run such a small flight then overnight, so taking the small turnarounds into account at Sydney I'll assume they will go right through (Cabin Crew only?)
Seems like alot of effort and expense to run such a small flight then overnight, so taking the small turnarounds into account at Sydney I'll assume they will go right through (Cabin Crew only?)
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I have no idea how the crewing system works but would they have a smaller domestic crew to do SYD-CBR-SYD ?
No chance of the ME3 basing crew outside of their respective sandpits.
Al Baker and Unions are not two and two that's for sure. Never happen.
Al Baker and Unions are not two and two that's for sure. Never happen.
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I'm more interested in the fact that this is some sort of loophole to get extra Sydney services as they are capped at the maximum rights to Major Australian cities, hence adding a tag service to 'regional' Canberra as there are no restrictions.
What next? Doha-Brisbane-Cairns in order to fly to Brisbane.
This could end in tears. I'd be careful booking any of those new flights.
What next? Doha-Brisbane-Cairns in order to fly to Brisbane.
This could end in tears. I'd be careful booking any of those new flights.
QR have limited slots 'originating from and terminating in' SYD. This new Canberra flight originates from and terminates in CBR. They have the right to pick up passengers in the 'fuel' stop in SYD both ways. Therefore they now have a new SYD slot, without breaching their cap.
Smart move, it has nothing to do with CBR traffic at all. Just publicity in CBR, and a brand new SYD slot by default.
I assume they have little expectations of any major CBR traffic.
QFcrew,
Sorry to rain on your parade but slots have nothing at all to do with traffic rights. If you don't have airport slots, it's just not possible to exercise those traffic rights.
Sorry to rain on your parade but slots have nothing at all to do with traffic rights. If you don't have airport slots, it's just not possible to exercise those traffic rights.
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That's right Ken, as I alluded to on page1 here and IBE8720 stated above but it seems people don't have their ears turned on or just don't want to understand what they're being told here from those in the know.
P.s. That article of Ben's referred to here above is a joke. The A350 with Qatar is a duck and you won't see one of their's out in Aust until they launch the WXB1000. Their current models (900's) are burning 2+tonnes more per hour than their B773's while carrying much less. The WXB1000 hopes to be comparable. Let's see what improvements in the engines they make.
P.s. That article of Ben's referred to here above is a joke. The A350 with Qatar is a duck and you won't see one of their's out in Aust until they launch the WXB1000. Their current models (900's) are burning 2+tonnes more per hour than their B773's while carrying much less. The WXB1000 hopes to be comparable. Let's see what improvements in the engines they make.
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Mate they have been flying the A350 to Adelaide for over a year now.
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Yeh I realised that after I pressed submit but had to race off to work. Should have stated Canberra. Sorry about forgetting Adelaide, easy to do sometimes I guess, unless we're talking AFL 
Having mentioned that, these guys are happy with them :
http://www.orientaviation.com/articl...s-praises-a350
Having mentioned that, these guys are happy with them :
http://www.orientaviation.com/articl...s-praises-a350
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Completely un true. No way would a 350 be burning 2+tonne more per hour. An A350 will very quickly be cruising FL370/390/410 throughout the flight and even at max cruise thrust the fuel flow peaks ~3.7t per side. Standard fuel flow in the cruise after a few hours is around 2.7-2.8t per side
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Bollocks? Maybe. I don't know as I don't fly those. Just first hand info from a Qatari skipper that I took at face value. I shouldn't have taken it as gospel.
It's not comparing like models really, is it? A350-9 vs B777-3ER ~ 65tonne difference. Many variants of the RR Trent WXB engine & I believe they utilise the 84000lb model. Maybe someone actually there (QR) can elaborate on what I was told?
Anyway, back on topic, good luck on the new Canberra run, which is good for Sydney punters with more seats available, especially during holiday/peak periods. Also good for Canberra with another International global network connection. Private owners may have to put in more airbridges, the way they're going
Happy Landings.
It's not comparing like models really, is it? A350-9 vs B777-3ER ~ 65tonne difference. Many variants of the RR Trent WXB engine & I believe they utilise the 84000lb model. Maybe someone actually there (QR) can elaborate on what I was told?
Anyway, back on topic, good luck on the new Canberra run, which is good for Sydney punters with more seats available, especially during holiday/peak periods. Also good for Canberra with another International global network connection. Private owners may have to put in more airbridges, the way they're going
Happy Landings.
The bit that I took exception to was the suggestion that current A359s are burning "2+ tonnes more per hour" than the B773. If that were true, the airlines that operate them would be kicking and screaming. We've got 17 of them in service to date and although there have been a few issues, fuel burn isn't one of them.
After analysing all the data from the last few years of operation, Airbus now reckons the aircraft is more efficient at higher cruise speeds than M0.85. We're being told that the typical cruise speed is being bumped up to M0.86-ish as a result.
After analysing all the data from the last few years of operation, Airbus now reckons the aircraft is more efficient at higher cruise speeds than M0.85. We're being told that the typical cruise speed is being bumped up to M0.86-ish as a result.
Ok, but was he kicking and screaming about fuel consumption? He has certainly made a lot of noise about delivery delays and cabin quality control issues, as have other airlines, but there are no media reports about performance issues.
We have had no issues with the aircraft not meeting its performance specs. Indeed, as I said above, the aircraft's speed schedule is set to be modified because the aircraft is more efficient at a slightly higher speed than it has been operating to date.
Consider some figures from a couple of today's long haul flights to the same destination, one operated by a B777-300ER and the other by an A350-900. The revenue payload carried by the aircraft on these flights was almost the same. The B777 only carried about 500kg more payload, but it burnt almost 19 tonnes more fuel than the A359.
We have had no issues with the aircraft not meeting its performance specs. Indeed, as I said above, the aircraft's speed schedule is set to be modified because the aircraft is more efficient at a slightly higher speed than it has been operating to date.
Consider some figures from a couple of today's long haul flights to the same destination, one operated by a B777-300ER and the other by an A350-900. The revenue payload carried by the aircraft on these flights was almost the same. The B777 only carried about 500kg more payload, but it burnt almost 19 tonnes more fuel than the A359.
If it aint boeing
Its a boeing circle jerk
Its a boeing circle jerk
The A350 with Qatar is a duck and you won't see one of their's out in Aust until they launch the WXB1000. Their current models (900's) are burning 2+tonnes more per hour than their B773's while carrying much less. The WXB1000 hopes to be comparable. Let's see what improvements in the engines they make.
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