Qantas A380 New Route Speculation

[leesionn]

So are new orders for anything from Boeing or Airbus.
Lead times of 3-7 years (depending on model) for new orders.

Don't they have additional purchase right options split between the 787 and A350 families as well, which could potentially get them earlier in the delivery queue?

 

[Daver6]

Qantas have already said they'll equip a subfleet with lie-flat. Also, QF Group have many more options for A321s beyond the firm order count.

QF also have a track record of saying a lot of things and either failing to deliver on time or at all

 

[moa999]

Don't they have additional purchase right options split between the 787 and A350 families as well, which could potentially get them earlier in the delivery queue?

Purchase rights are even later in the queue.

Qantas's current order book is
46 321 XLRs with 16 in lie flat config (2 already delivered)
12 350 1000 Sunrise variants from late 2026
12 350 1000 regular variants from FY28
12 787 - 4 787-900, 8 787-1000 from FY27

And Jetstar also has a bunch of 320neo and 321LR and XLRs on order.

With rights for 321 Neos generally as well as 35K and 787s.

 

[markis10]

QF also have a track record of saying a lot of things and either failing to deliver on time or at all

Not quite up to QR standards though on that score

 

[evanb]

VH-OQC due back in service next week!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1992829858305753381

 

[RSD]

VH-OQC due back in service next week!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1992829858305753381

Happy Days!! At long last!!

 

[evanb]

VH-OQC due back in service next week!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1992829858305753381

Repositioning to LAX off for the time being, but test flight tomorrow still on.

 

[Saab34]

Will be interesting to see reliability even after such maintenance, from little activity for such a duration.

 

[Melburnian1]

Repositioning to LAX off for the time being, but test flight tomorrow still on.

As of 4 December (our time - morning), this A380 still appears to be in LAX.

When it is likely to enter revenue service? Pre-Christmas, it's starting to get busy, and this will increase in the next couple of weeks.

 

[moa999]

When it is likely to enter revenue service?

Appears VH-OQC is about to position back to Sydney empty as QF6012.

 

[Ansett Nostalgic]

Who wants to be that “guy” to present the business case to buy A380s to replace the two they unfortunately scrapped…? No one I suspect.

Nicking JQs 788s and giving back their A330s could work!

Although, I’d prefer the A330 when travelling down the back!

Just blame Alan Joyce for the stupid decision to scrap

 

[SYD]

Just blame Alan Joyce for the stupid decision to scrap

EY and QR made similar decisions at the time.

QR reluctantly returned theirs to service - pretty quickly due to other woes. But scrapped the plans to fit a QSuite variant. Which was a huge shame. The J seats have gone from best in class (at the time) to sub-par. Offset by a nice bar.

EY are only operating 7 of 10. Apparently 2 more will return to service.

 

[dajop]

EY and QR made similar decisions at the time.

LH did also.

 

[SYD]

LH did also.

Thanks. I knew another airline did but couldn’t remember which one!

 

[moa999]

Qf had always struggled with routes for #11 and #12 flipping between HKG, SIN potential ORD/ SEA but never quite for it too work, so I actually think the decision was reasonable.

And once the Sunrise 350s start arriving (alongside other 350/787s) we may well see future other 'early' retirements. What they do with the F cabins will be interesting.

Emirates also still has a number of grounded A380s.