Jetstar A321neo

[James Smith]

VH-OYC, (D-AYAT), 11676 has been spotted in Hamburg in primer without engines installed.

VH-OYF, 11529 is in production.

[Laurent Sanhard]

Yusef wrote ( I don't see any A321 or 737-10 going into Ballina unless there's a substantial runway widening and lengthening.

Existing 738 and A320 operations require a dispensation due to the less than standard 30m width, while the 1900m length is a challenge for ops with the current crop of jets, let alone heavier ones. )

thanks Yusef , I checked and see that runway was only resurfaced this year after 10 years , not widened , I suppose on a perfect day with zero wind a A321 not fully loaded might be able to land / takeoff , but those days are rare ,
very windy last 6 weeks up here .

[Greg Hyde]

Jetstar Airways, D-AYAV/VH-OYD/11797 has started taxi tests prior to ff.

JQ could have an additional 3 X Neos in service by the end of the year.

[Stirling D]

Originally Posted by Greg Hyde

Jetstar Airways, D-AYAV/VH-OYD/11797 has started taxi tests prior to ff.

JQ could have an additional 3 X Neos in service by the end of the year.

Just the 2 by the looks, will be BNE based 👍🏻

[David C]

[QUOTE=Laurent Sanhard;117671]Yusef wrote. I suppose on a perfect day with zero wind a A321 not fully loaded might be able to land / takeoff , but those days are rare ,
very windy last 6 weeks up here .[/QUOTE

From a piloting perspective , a zero wind day is far from perfect . A head wind whilst landing and taking off will reduce the runway used . Zero wind days are rare , thankfully .

David C

[James Smith]

A321-251NX, OYD has conducted its first flight from snow covered XFW-XFW, (with a possible landing in HAM), on 4/12/23 with a total flight time of 2 hours 20 minutes. It was using test registration D-AYAV and callsign AIB797A. A Christmas present for Jetstar.

There is no further news from XFW on either OYC or OYF.

[Stirling D]

Originally Posted by James Smith

A321-251NX, OYD has conducted its first flight from snow covered XFW-XFW, (with a possible landing in HAM), on 4/12/23 with a total flight time of 2 hours 20 minutes. It was using test registration D-AYAV and callsign AIB797A. A Christmas present for Jetstar.

There is no further news from XFW on either OYC or OYF.

I believe the plan is for both OYC and OYD to be delivered before Christmas.

[Chris Z]

Sched is Dec 15th XFW-BLR, 16th BLR-PER, arriving MEL 6am 17th.

[Greg Hyde]

How many they receive will depend on if or when Airbus has its Xmas shutdown.

[James Smith]

Originally Posted by Chris Z
Sched is Dec 15th XFW-BLR, 16th BLR-PER, arriving MEL 6am 17th.

Is this delivery schedule for OYD, Chris?

OYC was spotted in primer and no engines on 29/10/23. Nothing further has been posted, so it may not be ready for delivery before the shutdown commences.