Qantas press conference Monday - AJ

[docjames]

Sorry to be serious but a 787 delay announcement would have to be a fair chance.

 

[Storyteller]

There has been a lot of courtship behavior lately. The receptions in most capitals over the past month & looking ahead, plus the EK inaugural, plus the uniform launch, plus the gala in the SYD hangar. How many things over a 6 week period? Anyone kept count?? And now a big press conference. Will see what is revealed..

I will be enjoying the A380 service to LHR on Monday, so may miss some of the action.

 

[samh004]

New uniforms for baggage handlers?

I thought they were shown off at the uniform event already?

 

[TheInsider]

Haven't heard anything at all from my area. I wonder what it will be. My guess something to do with A/C or routes.

 

[Mal]

New uniforms for baggage handlers?

I believe they have new ones that were announced at the big uniform event. It just slipped under the radar for media reporting etc.

 

[whatmeworry]

New uniforms for baggage handlers?

What extra pockets on uniforms so things can missing?

 

[JohnK]

Phasing all international flights to Jetstar.

Hang on, that is already happening....

 

[JohnPhelan]

QF to leave OW

No chance. QF's whole international business is now based on two pillars - oneworld and EK.

 

[JohnPhelan]

Who thinks it may be to do with the 787 options for QF mainline - converting the options to firm orders? They can have these coming on line from 2016, under the deal with Boeing. How many will they get? (This would be on top of the ones already committed to JQ).

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Phasing all international flights to Jetstar.

Hang on, that is already happening....

Which Qantas long haul international flights have switched to jetstar only of late?

 

[Globetrotter]

Qantas bringing Concorde back to life?

 

[markis10]

Who thinks it may be to do with the 787 options for QF mainline - converting the options to firm orders? They can have these coming on line from 2016, under the deal with Boeing. How many will they get? (This would be on top of the ones already committed to JQ).

More likely a fix to the QF8 issue by changing the aircraft type and more orders for a 744 replacement, taking some of those 777s that are for unidentified customers on Boeings book.

 

[vitagen]

Would be good to see some 777s in the fleet

 

[el_rooto]

747-8F's for EFA, 777-200's for SYD - DFW etc

 

[markis10]

I would not be surprised if its West Coast NZ services, especially since NZ upped the ante last week, the other option is the announcement that JQ won't be getting 787s and these will be used for Asian routes now that certainty is back into delivery dates, the first VH bird is on the line.

 

[el_rooto]

You could even potenially do PER - AKL - LAX

 

[Aussie_flyer]

You could even potenially do PER - AKL - LAX

Qantas canned the AKL-LAX route some time back

 

[el_rooto]

Qantas canned the AKL-LAX route some time back

I know. It was more speculation.

 

[el_rooto]

Doing some reading on PPRune (the world's most reliable source of information regarding QF /sarcasm ). and they seem to have picked these two 747-400 ERF's in victorville that are quite new and have been mothballed for most of their lives. The Atlas contract is up soon and QF Mainline has excess 744 crews.

Photos: Boeing 747-4EVF/ER/SCD Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Photos: Boeing 747-4EVF/ER/SCD Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

 

[serfty]

Qantas canned the AKL-LAX route some time back

There's still some interestingly priced QF fares from AKL to LAX vv ...