Qantas' New A321XLR

[pauly7]

I'm betting SYD-MEL

I think MEL got the inaugural A220 flight as well from memory.

I guess the plane is named after Victoria too.

 

[Saab34]

If you would like some Friday Night entertainment, checkout the PPrune thread.

 

[Brettmcg]

If you would like some Friday Night entertainment, checkout the PPrune thread.

The fact that some of the posters on that thread are in command of commercial aircraft is very concerning...

 

[jakeseven7]

The fact that some of the posters on that thread are in command of commercial aircraft is very concerning...

So they say FOS a lot of them.

 

[moa999]

Amazing how many still haven't realised that one of the pics was AI generated

 

[elanshin]

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Spotted this.

 

[moa999]

VH-OGB had its first engine run and taxi check on Monday, so might only be weeks away.

https://aviation.flights/aib/A320/12427/

 

[sevenfourtyseven]

OGA was doing some gate testing just earlier at BNE. Looks good in person!

 

[aaa99]

Saw the A321XLR at Sydney today. Was parked at gate 2 and seemed to be doing a series of SYD-MEL test flights

 

[aaa99]

Slightly OT, coincidentally picked one of these up in Hong Kong yesterday to add to my collection

Box says A321neo but the titles on the body seem to be fine

 

[moa999]

Saw the A321XLR at Sydney today. Was parked at gate 2 and seemed to be doing a series of SYD-MEL test flights

2 X SYD-MEL returns on both Sat and Sun.

 

[Saab34]

I find it interesting that it needs to do hundreds of flights over two months before entering service. Rex certainly didn’t do as many flights before adding its 737s to the AOC. I just thought with the likes of simulators and the same type already operating in the group, that a month would be suffice.

 

[SYD]

I find it interesting that it needs to do hundreds of flights over two months before entering service. Rex certainly didn’t do as many flights before adding its 737s to the AOC. I just thought with the likes of simulators and the same type already operating in the group, that a month would be suffice.

Maybe taking a little extra time to train, fire, hire, train aerobridge operators…?

 

[moa999]

that it needs to do hundreds of flights over two months before entering service.

First of it's type and presumably pilots switching over rather than new hires with recent type experience.

QLink did the same thing with the 220s. Indeed they launched services with two aircraft

 

[leesionn]

QF’s second A321XLR (VH-OGB) is set to undergo its first test flight at XFW at 11am (7pm Sydney time) under AIB427A, registration (D-AZYY)

 

[elanshin]

I find it interesting that it needs to do hundreds of flights over two months before entering service. Rex certainly didn’t do as many flights before adding its 737s to the AOC. I just thought with the likes of simulators and the same type already operating in the group, that a month would be suffice.

CASA also needs to approve it for operations although it might be easier as a type variant than completely new type.

 

[markis10]

I slept well last night dreaming of two first class suites, plenty of lie flat J seating on an A321XLR with a red rat tail, woke up and it turns out I had the wrong airline

Aeronews

Delivered in Hamburg: Etihad Airways' first Airbus A321LR (A6-LRA).

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[Saab34]

I wouldn’t mind that EY premium product for longer 6/7 hour flights. I did the JetBlue transcon and it was very private jet like.

I get why QF don’t want to sacrifice floor space for what will initially be short haul ish flights, but I hope they do something like EY for medium haul, or DPS

 

[moa999]

First visit to PER today for VH-OGA.
Reportedly has now logged over 100 domestic sectors

 

[Saab34]

Reportedly has now logged over 100 domestic sectors

Seems excessive.

Some US Carriers had new types up within a month and nothing like those numbers.