First Qantas A380 In Service By October
 

http://www.news.com.au/business/stor...-14334,00.html

With A380-01 doing the MEL-LAX run, what routes will A380-02 and 03 operate? I assume the Pacific and Kangaroo routes, but does anyone have authoritative info?

It takes around 2 aircraft to complete a daily MEL-LAX service.

So I would say the first 4 or so aircraft will be used for 1x daily MEL-LAX-MEL and 1x daily SYD-LAX-SYD service.

according to these images the interior has been installed.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/gal...6020-2,00.html

that economy green is disgusting! the business class looks cheap and first class looks more like a new business class.

pardon my harshness but the fitout looks terrible.

I thought it was supposed to be RED! as per other pics and the updated B744 interiors......

well its clearly green so maybe the red is for the economy plus section? there is some red in pictures 5 & 6, perhaps upper & lower deck have a mix of colours?

Hmm - the fitout captions in the Herald Sun pics don't look right to me - I wonder if those pics are old and taken of a mock up cabin. If A380-01 has only just arrived in Hamburg for its fitout it's unlikely these photos are from that aircraft already fitted out but if they are I have to agree with others that it's a little disappointing.

or is it a case of just getting the news now but it actually occurred a while back? would they have a full size A380 mock cabin? looks like a lot of seats for a mock up.

if its not the real deal then we know what to expect.

Here's what Qantas says on its own website, although this must be a little while back as it was still assuming an August 2008 service commencement:
http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/company/A380text

The news story is time stamped 12 May 2008 at "12.00 am" (which I don't think is a time that technically exists!) but then says

"IT was up, up and away for the flying kangaroo's new super jet yesterday as Qantas Airlines' first Airbus A380 effortlessly climbed into the skies above the French city of Toulouse, en route to an interior fitout in Germany" (my emphasis)

so I don't think it can be old news. That must mean that the pics accompanying the story are not of the fitout as installed in A380-01, even though I agree that the pics seem to show a lot of seats wherever they were taken.

"Qantas executive general manager John Borghetti, who was in Hamburg with his A380 project team to inspect and approve the interior fitout, said the finished product exceeded expectations.
"And my expectations were pretty high," he said.

Seems like one is in Hamburg and another is about to go there.

The interiors definately looks real to me - and it looks stale and disappointing.

That green looks disgusting!!!

I know. Its like an undercoat paint to help protect the metal on the aircraft's fuselage or something like that. That will be painted over with 5 coats of white paint followed by the QANTAS titles. Will be registred VH-OQA.

How can Qantas call themselves a first grade airline when they come out with such disappointing interiors like that?

You only have to look at Singapore Airline's A380 interior to realise that Qantas' interior is nothing short of disgusting.

Mick

I think he is talking about the green economy seats... :rolleyes:

I was...but the idea of painting the seats another colour has merit:D

It seems one of the economy zones will be green with the other ones red.

Qf first A380 flew to TLS in january didnt it :confused: Pretty sure....and i dont think its a mock up, because the steps that Mark Newson or whatever his name is standing on have lighting in them and such, makes me think there real. As well as this comment on the photo

of the first class seats

And yes, those green seats look disgusting!!!:eek:

But if you look at the photo of the woman standing at the bar, you can see the seats in fron of her are a burnt orange colour....looks like its going to out date quick!

You can see that better in the picture before that one (number 5 - I believe)

First looks crap and looks like there isnt much room.

Business looks good, i like th layout.

Whoever chose green should go sit on the wing of first flight to think about what they have done.

That said, it will grow on us im sure, but GREEN. FFS WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH QANTAS/AUSTRALIA!!!

if I wanted a sample of the Australian landscape on my flight I'd drive out east and bottle some to take with me, I don't get how they think anyone could deduce that they are trying to reflect our landscape, soil, wheat and god knows what else with that revolting mix of colours.

chocolate of the mountain, I mean this isn't the ****ing Himalaya's here, this is for the most part a rather flat landscape.

I saw the pics too and the word that sprang to mind - awful. The green looks terrible and the whole interior is a dissapointment. At least the red in Y in the current 747's actually looks OK.

Newson is very overrated with his design and his colours. I don't care how many awards he has won, the fact other airlines come out with much better designs constantly can't be ignored.

Am I the ONLY one that likes it, even if only a LITTLE bit... :confused:

Why yes, the colours may represent the colours of Australia, but what does the current blues (from memory, it has been 2 years since flying QF) represent?

And finally, I know that a lot of people are not use to change, be it in the workplace or in forums like this, but cudos to QF for thinking outside the square, and going brave with a colour scheme... :eek:

never thought I'd see the day when you finally say that Newson is overrated! indeed he is, I string him up and drop him from 38,000 feet for his latest "innovations." if you can call them innovations! skybed isn't really a new innovation but an adaptation of an existing product.

;)

Couldn't agree more, well said Sarah.
I just saw that green and almost threw up in my mouth :eek:

i cant get over how cheap and nasty that green looks, all this work and all the waiting, and then the launch of the 744 fitout with red, which is growing on me, and then Qantas go and put this green in there, it looks very LCC to me come to think of it. However i think the interior of JQs A332's even looks much better. And Sarah your comment was well said and i couldnt agree more.. Have a look in the background of the economy photo, you can clearly see red

The lFirst Class Lounge is nice but the rest is overrated..........I can't understand why QF pays him so much when his designs are not impressive........

Maybe the cabins will look better once the head rest covers are added as well as blankets, pillows and other extras etc.

Lets not forget that the green is only in 1 section of the economy cabin.

Sitting in those 'green' seats for 24hrs on a flight to LHR would be very painful:(

The feeling you get when you check your account after paying for the QF ticket?

or the feeling you get when you try & spend your FF points! :D

I am not a fan of the green, The warmer orange and red have a nicer feel about it. I had the same green traymat on my last flight, would serve better as a puke bag personally.

Its no Singapore Airlines A380 fitout but hell, I wouldn't mind travelling on the Qantas version however. Looks half comfortable, aslong as the legroom is not reduced then I would be happy!!

With that green at least you won't see the vomit stains....

The A380 for an airline such as QF has the potential that a large ship has as far as design goes. I like the roo on the staircase, and I can't help but feel it will be a fantastic internal design (as well as external!).

But, as long as we're talking about ships, economy decor reminds me a bit of the lower class in Titanic the movie...

It does look like a ship - the whole interior looks so cold and boring. Even Aer Lingus wouldn't put that green through thier cabin.........

The sad part is the airline has no one to blame but themselves if they get a bad reaction. The A380 will be a dissapointment to many passengers - look at the reaction on Airliners.net........it says a lot.

Economy looks like a regional CityRail train (the ones that go from Sydney to Wollongong with the ugly old green interior).

Business looks like what they were initially promising in premium economy.

And First looks like a patients chair at a dentist..

I really dislike it. Really, REALLY dislike it. :(

The colours on their own would be ok.... but against the WHITE of the interior they really do look dull, and souless.....


Now I understand the F lounges etc are now retro cool... but newson missed the mark on the retro colours in this plane.....

I understand what you (and the majority of others) are saying but for me, flying in the 380 would be a thrill. I couldn't care less if the seats were purple with pink dots (now there's an idea :p). Yes, the sea of green that you see when you walk in is quite overwhelming, but when in your seat and with people occupying the other seats - how bad can it be? But I am just one of those types that enjoy flying for the sake of flying... give me a milk crate and I'll be happy.

Just my thoughts.

Paul.

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happy now? :D