QF A220 Arrivals

[Greg Hyde]

Originally Posted by Ben L

X4A was added to the CASA registry on 12th December in preparation for delivery.

thanks Ben


VH-X4A
Updated 13 December 2023
Aircraft manufacturer:
AIRBUS CANADA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Aircraft model:
BD-500-1A11
Registration holder:
QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED
10 Bourke Rd
MASCOT NSW 2020
Australia
Registered operator:
NATIONAL JET SYSTEMS PTY LTD
A QANTAS Group Airline PO Box 99
Export Park South Australia 5950
Australia
Serial:
55253
Registration type:
Full Registration
Date first registered:
12 December 2023
Registration holder commencement date:
12 December 2023
Registered operator commencement date:
12 December 2023
Country of manufacture:
Canada
Year of manufacture:
2023
Maximum takeoff weight:
70896.00
Engine manufacturer:
PRATT & WHITNEY
Engine type:
Turbofan
Number of engines:
2
Engine model:
PW1524G-3
Airframe:
Power Driven Aeroplane
Propellor model:
NOT APPLICABLE
Propellor manufacturer:
AIRCRAFT NOT FITTED WITH PROPELLER
Fuel type:
Kerosene

Mark you had better get onto CASA they are using the WRONG serial number.

[Brenden S]

Someone at NJS would have entered that serial number in.

[Ben L]

Originally Posted by MarkR

MSN is 55236, line number is 55253, it’s interesting how all the production lists have the msn as the line number

Out of interest, I checked the last dozen or so deliveries to USA based airlines (Delta, Breeze, Jet Blue). The serial numbers from the FAA all correlate to the online production lists.

[Rowan McKeever]

I've also checked several others and can't see any other A220 with a serial number that doesn't match the various online sources. The one I tried to check but couldn't was, ironically, 55236 which should be LZ-LON at Bulgaria Air.

I'm also not convinced that Bombardier, let alone Airbus, would have line numbers which so closely resemble MSNs, given the two usually have very different numerical sequences.

As Brenden says, someone at NJS/Qantas would have entered that number and I'd add that it will need to ultimately match the aircraft's placard and papers.

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Rowan McKeever

I've also checked several others and can't see any other A220 with a serial number that doesn't match the various online sources. The one I tried to check but couldn't was, ironically, 55236 which should be LZ-LON at Bulgaria Air.

I'm also not convinced that Bombardier, let alone Airbus, would have line numbers which so closely resemble MSNs, given the two usually have very different numerical sequences.

As Brenden says, someone at NJS/Qantas would have entered that number and I'd add that it will need to ultimately match the aircraft's placard and papers.

Maybe they are taking line numbers as MSNs in this case, seems to be what’s happening, interesting.

[MarkR]

CH aviation noted in their database update:

“ Aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing utilise both MSN and Line Number for aircraft serial numbers, while Airbus solely uses Construction Number (C/N). In our database, we showcased a blank value wherever we had a case of the OEM using only C/N. This is why we decided to duplicate the C/N into the MSN column for OEMs that do not use MSN to ensure our data is consistent with industry standards.”

[Greg Hyde]

Looks like the first 5 will be -300series

a220-300-seatmap.jpg

[MarkR]

Excited to welcome our first QantasLink A220, Minyama Kutjara Tjukurpa, to the family, with
@Airbus
officially handing over the keys to our newest aircraft.

This weekend the aircraft will take-off on a four-leg ferry flight operating as QF6075 from Mirabel-Vancouver-Honolulu and then QF6076 from Fiji (Nadi), and is scheduled to touch down in Sydney next week.

https://twitter.com/Qantas/status/1735873225652138306

[Rowan McKeever]

Arrival into SYD is scheduled for 1200 Wednesday 20th from NAN, subject to change obviously.

[Greg Hyde]

Airbus PR

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/p...its-first-a220