I expect they will, simply because two engines is not viable on some of their routes, such as South Africa and Chile etc. Qantas does not have the luxury other airlines experience of getting approval for ETOPS beyond 180. As an example, look at SYD-JNB, ETOPS180 comes with a four hour penalty as VA discovered, which makes it not viable.
The range quotes you often see in the press don't take into account the regulations Qantas is forced to operate under, so they will never happen under QF ops.
Last edited by MarkR; 8th April 2016 at 04:12 PM.
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