Qantas Project Sunrise goes ahead, 12 new A350-1000s ordered

[ChrisMars]

An arrivals lounge would be a better option.

There used to be the AA lounge available to QF1 but they abandoned that arrangement. Has it been revealed whether they will reinstate something for this flight?

The reason the access was removed was because, and I quote from memory, "we listen to our passengers".

 

[justinbrett]

That would mean an extra contingent in LHR at any time?
It could be fractionally provided - crew layover 24hrs more than required for instance?

I'm not up with QF rostering but I'd be surprised if they don't already have some fat in crew layovers.

What if a pilot calls in sick?

Even if it's burning a future flight, like perhaps QF2 loses half of its crew to do a rescue, then QF2 proceeds with 2 pilots to a mid point where a replacement crew from Australia has been pre-positioned.

As I said, all very complex but definitely more options having a common type.

 

[AuSammy]

I'm not up with QF rostering but I'd be surprised if they don't already have some fat in crew layovers.

What if a pilot calls in sick?

Even if it's burning a future flight, like perhaps QF2 loses half of its crew to do a rescue, then QF2 proceeds with 2 pilots to a mid point where a replacement crew from Australia has been pre-positioned.

As I said, all very complex but definitely more options having a common type.

I would think definitely more efficient and effective to have only one type in and out of LHR. Removing current requirement of having to maintain layover crew for Airbus (A380) and Boeing (B789) with no interchangeability should improve recoverability.

 

[moa999]

Equally though if you aren't flying A380s to LHR that's about 3 lines that you need to find other profitable routes for, something QF has generally struggled with.

Or retire them and give up market share.

 

[mviy]

Equally though if you aren't flying A380s to LHR that's about 3 lines that you need to find other profitable routes for, something QF has generally struggled with.

Or retire them and give up market share.

If QF keeps one stop flights to LHR in the medium to long term, I suspect they may use the A350 without the extra fuel tank and a higher number of seats so they could still end up with higher capacity to LHR than they have now. Or maybe move the 787 onto the one stop route after upgrading PER-LHR to Sunrise aircraft.

 

[Melburnian1]

If QF keeps one stop flights to LHR in the medium to long term, I suspect they may use the A350 without the extra fuel tank and a higher number of seats so they could still end up with higher capacity to LHR than they have now. Or maybe move the 787 onto the one stop route after upgrading PER-LHR to Sunrise aircraft.

Didn't QFi at one stage years ago have daily B747 flights via each of BKK, HKG and somewhere else to/from London?

It's a shadow of its former self, even with the eventual PS offering.