Aircraft Type

[jaspon]

I believe the 738 are the older 800's and have 29 rows

The 73H are the later model 800's and the BSI which all have 30 rows

The VAI 800's are the only ones that operate the DPS flying due to some strange Indonesian rule, but they also do Aussie domestic as well as pacific flying- these are -YIL, YIM, YIO, YIQ, YIR, YIW, YIZ

All the trans Tasman flying is done by the NZ reg aircraft with NZ crew usually , but I think AU reg aircraft do them as well when required due to charters or disrupted schedules etc

 

[Deleted member 29185]

I believe the 738 are the older 800's and have 29 rows

The 73H are the later model 800's and the BSI

This has me intrigued. I could have sworn the 73H used to show up before the BSIs were introduced. (Mind you, I have been wrong once or twice in my life!) Reason being, I used to look intently for whether I had a 73H or a 73W.......I can't recall thinking, "do I have a 73W or a 738?")

 

[serfty]

Back last century a 738 did not have winglets and a 73H did.

These days they are basically interchangeable as most if not all major carriers only operate 737-800's with winglets.

FWIW, all such Qantas craft have been designated 73H since their introduction ~15 years ago.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Back last century a 738 did not have winglets and a 73H did.

These days they are basically interchangeable as most if not all major carriers only operate 737-800's with winglets.

FWIW, all such Qantas craft have been designated 73H since their introduction ~15 years ago.

So just about every respondent to this thread was "part right"?

 

[toowongman]

I believe the 738 are the older 800's and have 29 rows

The 73H are the later model 800's and the BSI which all have 30 rows

The VAI 800's are the only ones that operate the DPS flying due to some strange Indonesian rule, but they also do Aussie domestic as well as pacific flying- these are -YIL, YIM, YIO, YOQ, YIR, YIW, YIZ

Pretty sure they have large life rafts stored in the ceiling, around rows 2~5 from memory.

 

[jaspon]

Pretty sure they have large life rafts stored in the ceiling, around rows 2~5 from memory.

Yep that's right.
All the YI* aircraft carry rafts around row 3 and 15