Qantas A380 reliability issues creeping up again?

[Melburnian1]

I would say that post is AI slop

I've seen instances in other subject areas where AI makes erroneous claims presented as fact. Rubbish in, rubbish out.

Thank you for dissecting the above as it can be difficult when one lacks significant knowledge of a subject to discern what's factual and what ought be questioned.

 

[Himeno]

I've seen instances in other subject areas where AI makes erroneous claims presented as fact. Rubbish in, rubbish out.

Thank you for dissecting the above as it can be difficult when one lacks significant knowledge of a subject to discern what's factual and what ought be questioned.

Which is just more reason to ignore any AI Slop.

 

[RooFlyer]

Did it have to be 'AI slop'? Or just slop?

 

[FlyingKangaroo]

A pity to see these issues becoming chronic again. I just returned this week from a SYD-LAX return trip for work with Delta. Next week it’s Singapore with SQ.

Two international trips in the first month of the year I’ve actively booked away from QFi because I cannot chance their reliability roulette. Those colleagues who did from SYD and MEL at the conference this week had varying results, including 25+ of them finding their Friday night LAX-MEL sector cancelled.

And it really is a pity as it meant I stopped bothering towards Platinum this year. It’s just (literally) not worth my time. Hope they’ll sort it out.

 

[DC3]

I just returned this week from a SYD-LAX return trip for work with Delta. Next week it’s Singapore with SQ.

 

[moa999]

pity to see these issues becoming chronic again.

Now that OQC is finally back I suspect things will drastically improve.

 

[jase05]

Now that OQC is finally back I suspect things will drastically improve.

Until the next drama of course

 

[moa999]

Until the next drama of course

Not often one has 35+ day dramas.

 

[RSD]

Hmm... 9.9K views · 223 reactions | Airbus A380 Qantas engine start sparks #a380 #airplanes #aviation #planes | Airplane spotter

 

[vhojm]

Hmm... 9.9K views · 223 reactions | Airbus A380 Qantas engine start sparks #a380 #airplanes #aviation #planes | Airplane spotter

Video is over a year old and he re-uploaded it.

 

[RSD]

Video is over a year old and he re-uploaded it.

Ah OK - cheers - I hadn't seen it before.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Saturday 24 January 2026, QF7 (1405 hours afternoon long flight from SYD to distant DFW) was cancelled despite A388 VH-OQA and -OQK being in Sydney. As @Flyerqf said in the Qantas Delays/Cancellations thread, he doesn't know if it was an 'aircraft issue'.

Naturally, QF8 DFW-SYD on 24 January has also been cancelled.

If each flight was only two-thirds full (which we can't assume,. but just for purposes of the argument), that's 300 seats each way that have to be found on other flights. Do many passengers end up getting flown LAX-DFW or DFW-LAX in these circumstances and transfer from/to an international flight in Los Angeles? Even if load factors to/from the USA have dropped, it's Oz Christmas holidays and the Australian Open tennis, albeit in Melbourne not Sydney, is a major sporting drawcard.

Information from anyone affected would be great.

 

[Rangalad]

On Saturday 24 January 2026, QF7 (1405 hours afternoon long flight from SYD to distant DFW) was cancelled despite A388 VH-OQA and -OQK being in Sydney. As @Flyerqf said in the Qantas Delays/Cancellations thread, he doesn't know if it was an 'aircraft issue'.

Naturally, QF8 DFW-SYD on 24 January has also been cancelled.

If each flight was only two-thirds full (which we can't assume,. but just for purposes of the argument), that's 300 seats each way that have to be found on other flights. Do many passengers end up getting flown LAX-DFW or DFW-LAX in these circumstances and transfer from/to an international flight in Los Angeles? Even if load factors to/from the USA have dropped, it's Oz Christmas holidays and the Australian Open tennis, albeit in Melbourne not Sydney, is a major sporting drawcard.

Information from anyone affected would be great.

Could be weather related:

Live updates: As sun sets across North Texas, icy roads, dangerous cold, sleet to ramp up

Forecasters are calling for mixed precipitation and dangerous cold, a combination that can ice over roads and weigh down power lines.

www.dallasnews.com

 

[AuSammy]

On Saturday 24 January 2026, QF7 (1405 hours afternoon long flight from SYD to distant DFW) was cancelled despite A388 VH-OQA and -OQK being in Sydney. As @Flyerqf said in the Qantas Delays/Cancellations thread, he doesn't know if it was an 'aircraft issue'.

Naturally, QF8 DFW-SYD on 24 January has also been cancelled.

If each flight was only two-thirds full (which we can't assume,. but just for purposes of the argument), that's 300 seats each way that have to be found on other flights. Do many passengers end up getting flown LAX-DFW or DFW-LAX in these circumstances and transfer from/to an international flight in Los Angeles? Even if load factors to/from the USA have dropped, it's Oz Christmas holidays and the Australian Open tennis, albeit in Melbourne not Sydney, is a major sporting drawcard.

Information from anyone affected would be great.

US snowstorm triggers flight cancellations and power outages

A monster snowstorm is moving across the US, cancelling thousands of flights, knocking out power and snarling major roadways with ice.

www.abc.net.au

 

[VHOEJ]

DFW flight cancelled due to weather - nothing to do with the A380

 

[DC3]

DFW flight cancelled due to weather - nothing to do with the A380

Yes, weather. It’s all over the web, with thousands of US flights cancelled over the weekend.

 

[markis10]

Nothing to do with A380s yet info cross posted, totally off topic. Typical delay posts with zero creditability.