QantasLink Airbus A220 Discussion

[Lucass]

Had my first A220 flight today, overall could not really say it was much different to a 737 experience. Cabin crew seemed green, we were delayed 20 minutes due to a “catering issue” , after takeoff crew came round almost an hour into our flight to serve a beef and mushroom pie that had uncooked pastry on the base, and 20 minutes later the offer of seconds!

On delay on departure was also mentioned by the unnamed captain who said they had to do a variety of recalculations on the numbers for an additional 10 minutes, I noted a check captain in the jump seat on boarding!

Overall I found the aircraft fine, but both the tech and cabin crew seemed very green.

It’s a relatively new aircraft to their fleet… crew have to be trained somehow

 

[jonboixxx]

The times I’ve flown on the A220 service started with 1DF then 1AC and then 2DF and so on.

Thanks, prefer row 2, so may switch from 2AC to 2DF in anticipation of some short catering on QF recently.

 

[markis10]

It’s a relatively new aircraft to their fleet… crew have to be trained somehow

Training is done before passengers are taken, not on the job. I know one of the A220 sim captains. The issue is the setup of the company and the low pay, not the people, they are poorly supported in the interests of being low cost and it’s very obvious at the coal face. As a comparison look at the entry into service flights for the A321xlr vs the A220.

One gets the feeling the plane has an orange paint job…..

 

[Saab34]

I would expect the subsidiary pilots at this one to strike this year over EBA negotiations. And so they should.

 

[markis10]

I would expect the subsidiary pilots at this one to strike this year over EBA negotiations. And so they should.

NJS have an empty roster when it comes to A220 courses to meet the needs of incoming frames. Alliance has an announcement of results due later today, word is they are losing crew in great numbers, wonder what the future holds for wet leases with QF?

 

[Saab34]

NJS have an empty roster when it comes to A220 courses to meet the needs of incoming frames. Alliance has an announcement of results due later today, word is they are losing crew in great numbers, wonder what the future holds for wet leases with QF?

The wet lease appears to go until 2028.

I thought it was just covering until all the 220s arrive? So they might not need the wet lease after 2028? Looks like it’s slowly being scaled down as more 220s arrive, probably works if Alliance pilots are all leaving.