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2) ZNK expected ff, within 1-2 wks (seen nothing scheduled) |
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Re Q2, there has been no sign of ZNK since it was in Fuel Dock at PAE a week ago on 13th. http://www.paineairport.com/kpae17942dr.htm Possibly an issue with the APU ? Alternatively it may be in the paint hangar getting a "100" paint job ? Last edited by Peter C; 20th November 2019 at 06:19 PM. |
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Thanks everyone for their response.
FYI QF9 MEL to PER has been cancelled tonight |
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VH-ZND is now listed in the Maintenance table on the 787-9 page of the Qantas Source - no explanation yet.
http://theqantassource.com/aircraft/b787-9/ |
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The spreadsheets are now showing 1st flight for VH-ZNK as 3rd Dec, with delivery 16th.
Seems there may be/have been a test flight slots issue, as the sheets also show the 3rd & 4th 787-9s for Bangladesh Airlines have had 12 and 8 test flights respectively. |
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Oops correction, that link in #675 above for VH-ZND (well all 789) maintenance should be ...
http://theqantassource.com/aircraft/b787-9/#QF789Mx |
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ZND is operating QF95 from MEL - LAX tonight and is about to overfly just to the west of CBR.
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Something odd happening with 787-9 services to LAX this week.
ZNE operated QF55 to LAX yesterday, but there is no return QF56 until the Saturday afternoon LAX departure. Meanwhile the Friday MEL-LAX QF95/QF96 rotation has also been dropped ???? |
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Forty days in pre-flight seems a long time for ZNK. I always thought that this aircraft would be needed for the start of daily 787-9 services to SFO and AKL on 4/12/19 but A380 services to HKG were to commence on the same day which would free up an existing 787-9.
Checking the A380 commencement date I found that QANTAS has delayed the date of these services which will now run from 18/12/19 through to 28/3/20 with 744 services operating QF127/128 from 4/12/19 to 14/12/19 and on 16/12/19 with an A330 on 15/12 & 17/12/19. This could be due to the unrest in Hong Kong affecting demand or a delay in the return from maintenance or refurbishment of an A380. QANTAS will need both their 11th and 12th A380s for HKG and QF17/18 LAX services from 18/12/19 and 13/12/19 respectively. Two 744s will be freed from SFO services allowing for the 12 return flights to HKG as well as YVR from 12/12/19 to 25/1/20. A 787-9 will still be freed up to operate the SFO services on alternate days with 744 operations to HKG. |
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