QF5 Turned back to SYD after 30mins in flight

[Nigelinoz]

And I can guarantee the engines it has are not always the ones it shipped with, its a small point but most people dont realize the engines are a separate asset to the plane, which is why they have the owners listed on them in a lot of cases. The faulty engine could be a year old or twenty years old.

Yep,you make an excellent point there,
just because the airframe is 20 years old doesn't mean that the engine is that old,as you rightly point out markis 10 the engine could be almost any age.

 

[UP4014]

Re: Qantas flight today

Still it will be sad to see the 747's go.

Will be interesting to see if the 380's have the longvity of the 747's.

 

[JohnK]

Re: Qantas flight today

Will be interesting to see if the 380's have the longvity of the 747's.

40+ years? I can't see it happening but who knows....

 

[drewbles]

Yep,you make an excellent point there,
just because the airframe is 20 years old doesn't mean that the engine is that old,as you rightly point out markis 10 the engine could be almost any age.

And also QF have some 744's that were delivered in 2001 or so. So not all of them are that old either.

There are many airlines with aircraft under 5 years old that I would not fly on, yet i'm more than happy to fly on an older 747 from Qantas.

 

[mannej]

Re: Qantas flight today

A further 15 787-8s will then follow over the 12 months from the fourth quarter of 2014 for Qantas's domestic operations during which time it will retire its remaining 767-200 fleet.
Qantas Airways cancels, defers Boeing 787 Dreamliner orders

Matt O'Sullivan's facts are more out of date than the QF Groups website.

When was the last time QF fly a 762:shock:

 

[markis10]

Re: Qantas flight today

Matt O'Sullivan's facts are more out of date than the QF Groups website.

When was the last time QF fly a 762:shock:

Oct 5 2004 was the last revenue flight , but have a guess who uses one as a corporate aircraft - Google , the very same aircraft to do the last flight - EAQ!

 

[mannej]

And I can guarantee the engines it has are not always the ones it shipped with, its a small point but most people dont realize the engines are a separate asset to the plane, which is why they have the owners listed on them in a lot of cases. The faulty engine could be a year old or twenty years old.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/travel/news/qantas-jet-that-shut-down-engine-and-was-forced-to-land-had-history-of-faults/story-fn30173u-1225848281051

Does that include nonews? Even though they have not explicitly stated it, I would not be surprised if the author of the article thinks that they engine involved in the QF5 incident is the same as the one(s) involved in the reported incidents in 03 and 07?

 

[Mal]

I am NEVER flying Qantas again !!!!!!!!

It turns out that plane has been in TWO similar incidents before:

Qantas jet that shut down engine and was forced to land had history of faults | Courier Mail

A QANTAS jet that issued a mayday call and was forced to turn back to Australia on Tuesday after a fuel surge had been involved in two previous incidents, it emerged yesterday.

Qantas last night confirmed the plane had had similar engine problems in 2007 and 2003.

Ok, I'm only joking about not flying Qantas again But had to build up to the *important* announcement.

 

[Flying Fox]

Re: Qantas flight today

Yes it will.... Unless QF decides to get some 747-800's

Does anyone know if this is a possibility?

I would like this to happen too but I think that the chances are very remote to zero in the next 10yrs.

I see their fleet as A380s & B787s as new aircraft with the better/younger B747s being retained for quite a number of years still.

 

[straitman]

Yep,you make an excellent point there,
just because the airframe is 20 years old doesn't mean that the engine is that old,as you rightly point out markis 10 the engine could be almost any age.

It is not just engines but all components that get changed out as required. There could be many very new just as there could be many original components on any aircraft.

A good example of this was how Air NZ milked the most out of Ansett before letting it collapse :!: