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Finnair A330s operated by Qantas. First route scheduled SYD-HNL from 30 March 2026:

Kinda. They're pretty much replacing B737s but they'll still utilise widebodies for redundancy capacity.

Don't think I've ever heard of specific aircraft being utilised to position crew. They have no problem positioning NZ based crew to MEL without A330 flights. Suspect it's more about aircraft utilisation given that they try to keep the HGW A332's in BNE for the LAX flights. While they certainly...

It's part of the calculus, but not CGK routes since these are cargo heavy. CGK will remain A330 for the time being but will replace a lot of domestic and Tasman A330 flying.

Sure, but they can't go non-stop. That's the bet QF made on PER-LHR and it paid off, even more than they expected to the extent that they removed the MEL leg.

Agreed, QF had/have bigger challenges with the long haul EBA than they had/have with CASA.

That can be changed in time. That was also a barrier in Australia and has required changes but without any European carriers seeking it there's been no need to.

It's also based on 316t MTOW. QF's will be 322t. That's a substantial difference!

Probably a bit more, but how much do they need? It's a 236 seat aircraft - call that 24 tons with the assumption that they won't carry anything other than the lightest and highest priority cargo.

Ultimately Project Sunrise is low risk. When Thai and Singapore went into the ULH game with the A340-500s the aircraft were a sunk cost as they weren't going to be that useful elsewhere in the network given their incredibly high unit cost compared to other aircraft. Thai retired them after 7...

BNE-LAX and the associated BNE-AKL when the B787-9 takes over 3 of the 7 weekly services currently operated by the A332. The combined block times are nearly identical.

Qantas literally have a joint venture with Emirates!

From Perth Airport's press release from May 2024 when they announced the agreement with Qantas: "Perth Airport will also invest in upgrades to Terminals 3 and 4, the current home of Qantas domestic and international flights, to create additional capacity while the new terminals are built...

They've been making plenty of changes and additions in recent months, particularly A330 fleet. It hasn't stoped them elsewhere.

It's really conservative and unnecessarily so. Most carriers set MCT at 90 minutes. And international arrivals are pretty quiet at that time as well.

They don't need more aircraft for the HND ops. It's a simple switch of the existing MEL-NRT and BNE-NRT flights to HND (they're even using the same flight numbers). Unless they add back a SYD-NRT flight it needs even fewer aircraft.

Correct. The original tweet from yesterday was showing the loadings for NS26 from 30 March 2026, hence the times (daylight savings as you note). Qantas haven't actually loaded the NW25/26 schedules yet. While a 6:45pm arrival into JNB doesn't give you many onward connecting options given QF's...

They currently have 4x daily flights to Tokyo that ran an 85% load factor over the last 12 months. Also helps that outbound demand to Japan has exploded in the last few years. In 2024 Japan surpassed the US as the 3rd largest destination for Australians...

The big difference is that when they first considered it they only had one slot pair compared to the three they have now. That said, Sydney is expected to run overnight in both directions which allows the scope for the A380 within Haneda's slots. The challenge will be the daytime parking which...

The underlying article clearly states it's speculation so there's no revelation here. The point that the article makes is that there isn't any good reason to delay the switch other than an aircraft change. What alternative hypothesis is there to delay the switch any further?