Qantas A380 reliability issues creeping up again?

[henrus]

The Australian online reporting that a workers light was left in the wing of an A380 and it made a return trip to LAX. Three points of possible detection for the light being left there apparently were missed.

I wonder if those flights had a light payload?

 

[Melburnian1]

Today's anticipated five and a half hour delay to QF7 departing SYD for distant DFW in the USA begs the question: why do these QFi A380 delays (presumably often for extra maintenance required at short notice) occur so often?

A380s must be complex transport equipment to maintain, probably more so as they age, but while it can't be suggested all other A380 operators have a 100 per cent punctuality record, some despite all the challenges such as SQ manage to creep fairly close to that 'perfect' benchmark.

 

[moa999]

Obviously Charters are planned a long time in advance, but still surprising when the fleet is stretched.

QF-OQD flew LAX - SFO as QF6001 on Wed night, and is now flying SFO - MEL as QF336 with 53 footballers and a bunch of coach and staff (NFL Team San Francisco 49ers for Fri weeks game at the MCG)

 

[RooFlyer]

Obviously Charters are planned a long time in advance, but still surprising when the fleet is stretched.

QF-OQD flew LAX - SFO as QF6001 on Wed night, and is now flying SFO - MEL as QF336 with 53 footballers and a bunch of coach and staff (NFL Team San Francisco 49ers for Fri weeks game at the MCG)

They need an A380? . I guess that way they all get a J or F seat ...

 

[AuSammy]

They need an A380? . I guess that way they all get a J or F seat ...

My presumption only plane type in the fleet with the requested number of J seats

 

[elanshin]

They need an A380? . I guess that way they all get a J or F seat ...

A lot of equipment/ cargo is also needed. Plus NFL team is 53 man roster without including support staff.

 

[TheRealTMA]

My presumption only plane type in the fleet with the requested number of J seats

Was amused that one NFL player who earns US$51mil a year, complained about the excessive cost of the air fares to Australia.

Edit: ref ‘Those flights are way too expensive’: Even NFL stars are flinching at the cost of getting to Australia

 

[Melburnian1]

VH-OQB must have failed in LAX, as the QF12 SYD arrival today was no more.

QF7/8 on Saturday 5 September: cancelled.

 

[Melburnian1]

Yesterday's QF11 SYD-LAX more than two hours late arriving at gate; today's QF7 SYD-DFW delayed by more than five hours in departure.

See the Qantas Delays/Cancellations thread for more detail.

 

[elanshin]

They need an A380? . I guess that way they all get a J or F seat ...

Seeing some of the stuff they brought over, they probably had 2 or 3 other cargo flights on top of the a380 belly being full.

NFL brought over 60 Tonnes of equipment.
49ers themselves brought over 13 pallets of water for example.

There seems to be a lot of other 49er staff and media coverage entourage with them to promote things.

Funnily the complete opposite strategy is being taken by the Rams (their opponent) who are literally flying in, playing in less then 24h after landing then flying back out on the same night.

 

[DC3]

.. 13 pallets of water ..