Interesting route for a QF bird

[chooms]

Just saw this on FR24... charter?

 

[Captain Halliday]

Yep. It’s the third leg of a charter by “Constellation Journeys”. It’s ultimatly doing a round the world tour.

 

[Archipelago]

That's really interesting. Thanks for sharing that

 

[juddles]

Is that the one that had the old F fitted with a new modern version of "old F" ??

 

[mannej]

Is that the one that had the old F fitted with a new modern version of "old F" ??

Yes - it’s the last one.

 

[juddles]

That "new" F section reminds me of an outback pub - hard, smooth surfaces, all designed not for comfort, but to easily be hosed off......

 

[Isochronous]

Surprised that QF don't consider keeping a few 744s for charter purposes.

 

[BAM1748]

Surprised that QF don't consider keeping a few 744s for charter purposes.

I guess the scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on an ad hoc use aircraft is a killer when you can use a spare.

But why not keep one as a spare....then it becomes hard to maintain and orphan in the fleet.

 

[juddles]

Maybe just rent them to all the poor buggers trying to operate 787's with RR engines......

 

[jb747]

Surprised that QF don't consider keeping a few 744s for charter purposes.

And where are you going to 'keep' your crews? Someone has to fly them. They need some level of currency, and the 747 is not a dual endorsement.