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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

22nd Jul 2017, 13:29

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Qantas PER-LHR and United's LAX-SIN on the 787-9, Technical considerations?

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Posted By Ken Borough

Qantas have been pushing the envelop with long...

Qantas have been pushing the envelop with long range flying that's payload limited for decades. I think you may find that they pioneered it and even showed PanAm how it was done between LAX and...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

19th Jul 2017, 08:11

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Qantas PER-LHR and United's LAX-SIN on the 787-9, Technical considerations?

Views: 17,197

Posted By Ken Borough

I think Boeing assumes still air and a full...

I think Boeing assumes still air and a full alternate. OTOH, Qantas' planning process does not assume the carriage of alternate fuel while the track winds can often be far more favourable than GC...

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