Qantas A380 refurbishment news and updates

[Kendall Roy]

Its been delayed until 2026.

News to me. I'm on the 11AUG service and it's still showing A380.

 

[WonkyParrot]

News to me. I'm on the 11AUG service and it's still showing A380.

Yep I see nothing to back up what I said, not sure where I got that from!

 

[moa999]

Suspect the swap depends heavily on last minute logistics and the like including crew availability and timing of the next aircrafts schedule

The last few times aircraft leaving DRS have flown to LHR and then done a swap.

I think the 8th aircraft coming back allowed for the Jul/Aug QF81/82 flights, which then shifts to the DFW flights.

Not sure what the 9th and 10th aircraft coming back add.

 

[RB001]

Will be nice to have VH-OQG back in service!

And that didn't take long - operating QF1 today.

VH-OQG Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track VH-OQG flight from Sydney to OR Tambo Int'l

www.flightaware.com

 

[TheGildedAge]

Crazy that the refurbs in Y still have the seatback screen with such a large bezel.

 

[D747]

First signs of life for OQC in 4 years! Popped up as a test signal at AUH.

 

[moa999]

Crazy that the refurbs in Y still have the seatback screen with such a large bezel.

It's the world's longest refurb.
Announced in 2017, started in 2019.. will seemingly finally finish in 2025 with the return of OQC.

And it was really only a refurb to the upper deck with new J, and PE seats.
First and Y just got a touch-up - resurfacing with slightly different colour scheme in F and seat cushions in Y.

Qantas also has the 332 refurbs starting soon.

It will be interesting to see whether the A380s get a similar refurb to match and possible refurb or removal of F as the 350s begin arriving.

 

[elanshin]

It's the world's longest refurb.
Announced in 2017, started in 2019.. will seemingly finally finish in 2025 with the return of OQC.

And it was really only a refurb to the upper deck with new J, and PE seats.
First and Y just got a touch-up - resurfacing with slightly different colour scheme in F and seat cushions in Y.

Qantas also has the 332 refurbs starting soon.

It will be interesting to see whether the A380s get a similar refurb to match and possible refurb or removal of F as the 350s begin arriving.

I doubt it at this point. If the 380s need to be touched up, they would've announced it.

I expect this to go out the way of the 747s. Just going to slowly phase them out in the 2030s and basically be the interior dinosaurs of the mainline (with any unrefurbished 737s).

Completely possible either another tranche of 350-1000 take over or 777X eventually.

 

[mbe1510]

The screens in Y should have been replaced when they did the upgrades. Always painful to use with lagging, tech issues, problems with the touch screen touching. Thankfully there are remotes, but hard to believe these screens (and essentially the seats) could last for 20 + years based on when QF retires them.

 

[downgraded]

The screens in Y should have been replaced when they did the upgrades. Always painful to use with lagging, tech issues, problems with the touch screen touching. Thankfully there are remotes, but hard to believe these screens (and essentially the seats) could last for 20 + years based on when QF retires them.

Don't forget QF was still using projection screens at the front of the 747 Y and fixed loop channels in J years after the competition had seat back on demand IFE in Y. Then those tiny a330 screens that didn't get replaced until a decade after their use by date either.