Qantas Airbus A330 Fleet Refurbishment

[Zac M]

What is your obsession with EBM been the next aircraft in the hanger?

[Christopher Campbell]

because it is by far the most likely A332 next for refurb. and i wouldn't call it obsession.

[Zac M]

Why is it most likely? What makes it different to any of the others?

[Christopher Campbell]

History shows that it most likely will be. And would make the most sense to eliminate the number of different configurations.

[Fred C]

EBM is due for a reconfig around the 5th June.

QPG due for a repaint around the 3rd June.

[Christopher Campbell]

When EBB and QPJ leave Brisbane M since all the A333 will be completed do you think its likely A332s including EBM will be refurbished at the same time?

[Rowan McKeever]

I think it makes sense that, unless other A330s require H checks of some kind in the meantime, they would run two concurrent -200s through reconfiguration. There are seven left to do and they're meant to all be done this year, so I doubt they'll be hanging around.

[Christopher Campbell]

although actually on second thoughts I think whilst QPG, QPI, QPH, QPJ get repainted they may only have one being refurbished since they would have 3 a330s out of service at one time if they did. Can they operate with only 25 A330s? they have cut capacity in the second half of this year maybe they might. Hopefully after they get repainted definitely two at a time.

[Rowan McKeever]

They've done it before from memory. There's also nothing at this stage to suggest all four -300s will be repainted one after the other.

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[Christopher Campbell]

Hey that's kinda true, although first 5 refurbished A333s were.