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

[ayebee]

apologies if already posted somewhere above, but this utuber gets good vision and seemed to have multiple cameras located at MEL for the arrival.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

I think you're wrong there. We were originally getting the direct A35K I think that's going to swap to via Perth

 

[dajop]

I can't see the qf9/10 tag flight continuing to MEL with the a350-1000ULR. A

Unless it does a rotation to DFW (LHR-PER-MEL-DFW)?

I was surprised to learn that PER-LHR GC distance is only 17 miles longer than MEL-DFW.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Unless it does a rotation to DFW (LHR-PER-MEL-DFW)?

I was surprised to learn that PER-LHR GC distance is only 17 miles longer than MEL-DFW.

Entirely possible.

 

[Melburnian1]

What time today is the return test flight scheduled to depart MEL?

FR24 isn't yet displaying.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Still sitting in the freight area at Terminal 4 @Melburnian1 - pic taken from 7th floor Novotel

 

[Flyfrequently]

apologies if already posted somewhere above, but this utuber gets good vision and seemed to have multiple cameras located at MEL for the arrival.

Have you seen this @Steady ?
Check out from 5 min mark as she parks.

 

[SeatBackForward]

Anyone pickup the new "sunrise" logo?

 

[comforttravel]

What time today is the return test flight scheduled to depart MEL?

FR24 isn't yet displaying.

Flightaware is showing dep MEL today at 17:00, arriving TLS 08:52(+1) with an estimated flt time of 23h 52m

 

[eminere]

Anyone pickup the new "sunrise" logo?

Interesting. I would have put the semicircle above the ‘I’ as its dot.

 

[SeatBackForward]

Interesting. I would have put the semicircle above the ‘I’ as its dot.

But then it's not the sun peeking above the horizon. However, credit to Qantas, they don't need to call in the marketing team should the whole thing fallover and be called Project Sunset.

 

[Melburnian1]

Aircraft F-WULR is visible on FR24, with departure time remaining as 1700 hours from MEL.

 

[moa999]

According to discussion on SydSquad and the routing posted on FlightAware this aircraft will overfly both SYD and LAX heading eastbound for TLS. Looks like a 12,000nm flight, versus 9100nm for the westbound routing.

 

[SeatBackForward]

According to discussion on SydSquad and the routing posted on FlightAware this aircraft will overfly both SYD and LAX heading westbound for TLS. Looks like a 12,000nm flight, versus 9100nm for the eastbound routing.

Typo? DBX?

 

[Flyfrequently]

From Flight Radar

 

[Melburnian1]

The test aircraft pushed back at about 1708 hours in MEL.

It was airborne at 1728 hours.

 

[moa999]

Typo? DBX?

Nope eastound according to:

N0493F330 DCT DOSEL Y59 TESAT B450 NOBAR A579 JORDY DCT

TESAT is north of Lord Howe Island, A579 is approach to LAX and JORDY is in the middle of Iowa.

Makes the two flights a circumnavigation

 

[markis10]

Last time I checked that was east

 

[Melburnian1]

Flightaware is showing dep MEL today at 17:00, arriving TLS 08:52(+1) with an estimated flt time of 23h 52m

FR24 has revised the flight time (i.e. time in the air, not including taxiing at either end) to 21 hours and 33 minutes, with a landing time in Toulouse of 0710+1.

 

[comforttravel]

The test aircraft pushed back at about 1708 hours in MEL.

It was airborne at 1728 hours.

Heading northeast out of MEL, 10,500 miles to go. Should be flying over CBR in about 10mins