QantasLink 717s

[The Pirate]

Does anyone know when the 717s start leaving? Where are they going? Are they leased?

Asking for friend

Thanks,

Jack.

[morno]

Hopefully to a cutting machine that will cut the pieces of **** up into tiny pieces so no one can possibly rebuild them.

[bazza stub]

Ouch, to be fair to the airframe it is a fine jet provided it’s maintained like Boeing intended and used as designed

[PoppaJo]

Training department going out the door with them too also?

[WHBM]

Originally Posted by bazza stub

Ouch, to be fair to the airframe it is a fine jet provided it’s maintained like Boeing intended and used as designed

One has to ask what misuse is done to them, and what are the resulting issues.

It must be challenging to keep what was always a low production aircraft going, halfway round the world from its supplier or other operators.

[Capn Bloggs]

Morno you are such a Wayne Kerr.

[bafanguy]

Originally Posted by The Pirate

Does anyone know when the 717s start leaving? Where are they going?

Are they in fact leaving ? If so, how many airplanes are there ? There aren't many places operating the B717.

[RENURPP]

Originally Posted by bafanguy

Are they in fact leaving ? If so, how many airplanes are there ? There aren't many places operating the B717.

Yes, start “leaving” in the next few weeks. 20 of them at present.
currently based in Brisbane/Melbourne/Canberra/Sydney and Hobart. Operating into launceston, Rockhampton cairns Townsville Mount Isa Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast Sunshine Coast Gladstone Williamtown (Newcastle) maybe a couple more ????

When operated by the original NJS with good engineering support they held the best on time performances in the QF group consistently. Now, not so good.

[Lapon]

Originally Posted by morno

Hopefully to a cutting machine that will cut the pieces of **** up into tiny pieces so no one can possibly rebuild them.

Thats the result of anything Qantas touches it seems, operated by the pre-Qantas NJS they were fine.

To answer the OP, currently a search on for ferry pilots to deliver the aircraft to the US starting April. Current NJS pilots need not apply however - apparently a Qantas restriction

[Going Nowhere]

10 aircraft to be removed from service starting June apparently.

still no word on what is happening with the BNE base/crew given that’s the first base to lose the 717.

[CharlieLimaX-Ray]

Surely Qantas has a subsidiary to operate them in Australia?

Townseville refueller reckons, Sharp Airlines will be operating them in Qantas colours in the new financial year.

[The Pirate]

Originally Posted by bafanguy

Are they in fact leaving ? If so, how many airplanes are there ? There aren't many places operating the B717.

My point exactly!

[CharlieLimaX-Ray]

Depreciated airframes, green fields EBA for flight crew, lure of jet time for pilots, the stuff that gives some back office dude a chance to climb the greasy pole at Qantas.

[PPRuNeUser01531]

Sell 'em to Everts and send them up north to slide around on the ice.The origional eight orphaned Impulse frames were well liked at QF and handy aircraft at the time.

[bafanguy]

Originally Posted by Lapon

To answer the OP, currently a search on for ferry pilots to deliver the aircraft to the US starting...

To be operated by what airline ? Why would they be flown to the US to be scrapped ? That can be done anywhere.

As far as I know, Delta is the only US B717 operator...and they still have B717s parked in the desert.

Convert them to freighters ? Why...lots of B737s and MD88s to be converted to freighters.

Just curious...

[Australia2]

The retirement to be accelerated some believe.

Another QF affiliated regional expanding their jet Ops, seemingly to fill the gap.

[Boe787]

Hawaiian also operate 717

[Capn Bloggs]

Put 17 of them in The West.

[morno]

Originally Posted by Capn Bloggs

Morno you are such a Wayne Kerr.

Maybe I’m being unfair to the aeroplane Bloggs vs the operator. But living in a part of the world where we saw them quite often for a while, and at least 2-3 cancellations/delayed flights a week, when we were paying through the roof, it didn’t leave a good taste in anyone’s mouth.

My first jumpseat ride I ever did as a kid was in an Impulse 717. Fond memories.

[dr dre]

Originally Posted by Australia2

The retirement to be accelerated some believe.

Another QF affiliated regional expanding their jet Ops, seemingly to fill the gap.

12 more E-jets coming to Alliance on that front, but they’d be having the same problems as NJS with sourcing crew I’d guess.