Qantas Fleet

[Foreigner]

Flew SYD to CNS Monday evening and got back this evening. Avoided fallout from Ash. Anyway...aircraft from Sydney seemed very new B737-800. I noted registration but lost it somewhere. Each seat had personal screen to choose audio- visual program or flight path. Seating in rows 13 and 14 was spacious in leg room. Return flight was also B737-800 but older generation, if I may call it that. Overall, great service from QF.

 

[rechoboam]

We didn't have personal AVOD all the way to NZ (but did on the ANZ flight back...)
Then again that's the only time I get to watch movies on my iPad

 

[samh004]

There should be more and more of these in the air, but I hope QF don't cancel their orders

 

[oz_mark]

There should be more and more of these in the air, but I hope QF don't cancel their orders

Something needs to replace the 734's. Some of them are getting on a bit.

 

[LiamR]

Something needs to replace the 734's. Some of them are getting on a bit.

Do you remember the 733's? They were older than the airline!

 

[Joshua]

Flew SYD to CNS Monday evening and got back this evening. Avoided fallout from Ash. Anyway...aircraft from Sydney seemed very new B737-800. I noted registration but lost it somewhere. Each seat had personal screen to choose audio- visual program or flight path. Seating in rows 13 and 14 was spacious in leg room. Return flight was also B737-800 but older generation, if I may call it that. Overall, great service from QF.

I dunno if you wanted the rego or not but QF932 on Monday was operated by VH-VZM supposedly. Indeed will be good once they get them all in. I appreciate there's a lot of them and so you'll still see 737 classics operating some more back corner routes. I would of hoped they could of moved all the JetConnect 734's on too since they're older. At least the J is a proper cabin and not terrible, but I'd imagine Y would suck a lot.

 

[Vinny]

21st May 2011.  Aircraft entered service operating QF608 Melbourne - Brisbane. The aircraft is configured 12J/156Y and is the second QANTAS Boeing 737-800 to be delivered with new Recaro Business Class seats and in flight entertainment throughout.14th May 2011. Aircraft began delivery flight QF6024 routing Boeing Field - Honolulu - Nadi - Melbourne arriving in Melbourne on 16th May 2011. The aircraft overnighted in Honolulu.

The QANTAS Source - Boeing 737-838 VH-VZM
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[Foreigner]

I dunno if you wanted the rego or not but QF932 on Monday was operated by VH-VZM supposedly. Indeed will be good once they get them all in. I appreciate there's a lot of them and so you'll still see 737 classics operating some more back corner routes. I would of hoped they could of moved all the JetConnect 734's on too since they're older. At least the J is a proper cabin and not terrible, but I'd imagine Y would suck a lot.

That's the one...Victor Zulu Mike.Thanks for that piece of info.

 

[ChrisFlyer]

Something needs to replace the 734's. Some of them are getting on a bit.

I remember about 12-13 years ago when I'd get excited being on a 734, which was (to me anyway) the "fancy new plane", compared to the usual 733... now I avoid booking flights on them wherever possible haha

 

[serfty]

I dunno if you wanted the rego or not but QF932 on Monday was operated by VH-VZM supposedly. Indeed will be good once they get them all in. I appreciate there's a lot of them and so you'll still see 737 classics operating some more back corner routes. I would of hoped they could of moved all the JetConnect 734's on too since they're older. At least the J is a proper cabin and not terrible, but I'd imagine Y would suck a lot.

This critter is haveing a busy week:

20/06/11 VZM 73H
  QF604 MEL BNE VZM 73H
  QF613 BNE MEL VZM 73H
  QF434 MEL SYD VZM 73H
  QF532 SYD BNE VZM 73H
  QF545 BNE SYD VZM 73H
  QF932 SYD CNS VZM 73H

21/06/11 VZM 73H
  QF799 CNS BNE VZM 73H

22/06/11 VZM 73H
  QF1078 BNE ISA VZM 73H
  QF1079 ISA BNE VZM 73H

23/06/11 VZM 73H
  QF503 BNE SYD VZM 73H
  QF461 SYD MEL VZM 73H
  QF614 MEL BNE VZM 73H
  QF625 BNE MEL VZM 73H
  QF632 MEL BNE VZM 73H

24/06/11 VZM 73H
  QF503 BNE SYD VZM 73H
  QF512 SYD BNE VZM 73H
  QF521 BNE SYD VZM 73H
  QF1019 SYD HBA VZM 73H
  QF1012 HBA MEL VZM 73H
  QF1013 MEL HBA VZM 73H

 

[Nigelinoz]

Jetconnect will be getting their next 738,ZK-ZQG sometime over the weekend I imagine,in fact they may have it already,it left
Boeing field on Wednesday and there's a great photo of it on Flickr.
All sizes | ZK-ZQG | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Cheers
N'oz

 

[markis10]

Do you remember the 733's? They were older than the airline!

Huh, how could an aircraft be older than QF or Australian/TAA? For the record the 733s were younger when they left the fleet than the current 734s! TAF was the first delivered in 86, and left in 03! By comparison VH-TJE, the first of the 734s was delivered in 1990 and is still working hard!

OGB is the grand dame of the QF fleet, B standing for Bicentennial given she was delivered in 1988!

Have a close look at the Aust Air 737 freighters and you wont have to much problem remembering the old 733s, XMB, XMO, XMR and XML are all ex mainline 733s converted for freight.

 

[LiamR]

Huh, how could an aircraft be older than QF or Australian/TAA?

It was a joke.

 

[markis10]

It was a joke.

Nah, VH-TAA was a joke, which is why it went to PNG, and had the industry nick name (T)ry (A)nother (A)irline

 

[LiamR]

Nah, VH-TAA was a joke, which is why it went to PNG, and had the industry nick name (T)ry (A)nother (A)irline

Haha. Very funny. All I remember from the 733's (And currently, the 734's) are that they are hangar queens, always delayed, always going tech.

 

[mannej]

I thought OGB has now left?


Sent from my iPhone using Aust Freq Fly app

 

[markis10]

Haha. Very funny. All I remember from the 733's (And currently, the 734's) are that they are hangar queens, always delayed, always going tech.

Same could be said for the 732s, 762s, A300s etc, once an aircraft hits 15-20 years it does become more unreliable, some airlines like to spend too much time in the bathtub curve (See-Caruso, H. Too much time in the bathtub (curve) – an aging aircraft paradigm that doesn’t hold water. Joint Council on Aging Aircraft. Aging Aircraft Conference Technical Paper, 2005.)

Attn AJ:

Data from airfleets: http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/Qantas.htm

Qantas

Aircraft	Number	Age	Rank for the age by aircraft type
Airbus A330	18	4.6 years	On 89 airlines operating this type of aircraft Qantas ranks 34
Airbus A380	10	2 years	On 7 airlines operating this type of aircraft Qantas ranks 3
Boeing 737	18	18.7 years	On 290 airlines operating this type of aircraft Qantas ranks 93
Boeing 737 Next Gen	42	7.2 years	On 179 airlines operating this type of aircraft Qantas ranks 89
Boeing 747	26	16.5 years	On 103 airlines operating this type of aircraft Qantas ranks 42
Boeing 767	27	17.7 years	On 107 airlines operating this type of aircraft Qantas ranks 62
TOTAL	141	11.7 years	The calculation of the fleet age can be approximated because it is only based on the supported aircraft

Jetstar

Aircraft	Number	Age	Rank for the age by aircraft type
Airbus A320	44	3.7 years	On 201 airlines operating this type of aircraft Jetstar ranks 50
Airbus A321	6	4.9 years	On 68 airlines operating this type of aircraft Jetstar ranks 19
Airbus A330	9	5.2 years	On 89 airlines operating this type of aircraft Jetstar ranks 41
TOTAL	59	4.1 years	The calculation of the fleet age can be approximated because it is only based on the supported aircraft

DJ

Aircraft	Number	Age	Rank for the age by aircraft type
Airbus A330	1	10.5 years	On 89 airlines operating this type of aircraft Virgin Blue Airlines ranks 71
Boeing 737 Next Gen	49	5.9 years	On 179 airlines operating this type of aircraft Virgin Blue Airlines ranks 68
Embraer 170/175	3	2.6 years	On 30 airlines operating this type of aircraft Virgin Blue Airlines ranks 11
Embraer 190/195	16	2.4 years	On 45 airlines operating this type of aircraft Virgin Blue Airlines ranks 26
TOTAL	69	5 years	The calculation of the fleet age can be approximated because it is only based on the supported aircraft

 

[oz_mark]

I thought OGB has now left?

I think it recently had its last revenue flights. Not sure where it is at the moment

 

[markis10]

I think it recently had its last revenue flights. Not sure where it is at the moment

Syd-Mel 17th June would appear to be the last flight possibly, has not been seen in Brisbane since the 16th. When she does leave OJA (7/89) takes over beating OGE by a month.

 

[serfty]

OGB last operated domestically as QF464 a week ago (17JUN11).