QANTAS Fleet and Operations

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Brenden S

The question that needs to be asked is why was the driver reversing in that area?

Rumour has it Alan was out to prove anybody could drive a tug!

[Michael Mak]

VH-EBF is currently performing a test flight out of DRS as QF7530, first flight since November 2022.

https://fr24.com/QFA7530/31e8aff2

[Stirling D]

VH-NXM is off to the bin today. Departing CBR at 1015 as SXI2361.

[Greg Hyde]

Originally Posted by Michael Mak

VH-EBF is currently performing a test flight out of DRS as QF7530, first flight since November 2022.

https://fr24.com/QFA7530/31e8aff2

EBF had a second test flight out of DRS

[James Smith]

EBF is ferrying DRS - PUS for repainting at present as QF7531 and is due to arrive in just under three hours.

[Sean L]

Taken off an FB post
EBF due into CNS

[Stirling D]

Originally Posted by Sean L

Taken off an FB post
EBF due into CNS

Continuing to BNE the same day.

[Tom PER]

Interestingly last months QF Investor presentation made reference to the 738 fleet being retrofitted with split scimitar winglets, so assuming these would have to be the later International XZ* birds that do the International sectors, anyone know more? Love the B767 tail on page 1!

https://announcements.asx.com.au/asx...wgg3tvbwjc.pdf

Page 40/41.

Also with large numbers of A321XLR arriving in the not too distant future are we likely to see the 20+ year old VX* series 738’s sold off for presumably scrap? There was a whisper a while back that some mid life 738’s were going to undergo freighter conversion, but guessing the additional incoming A321F’s have shelved this.

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Tom Barber

Also with large numbers of A321XLR arriving in the not too distant future are we likely to see the 20+ year old VX* series 738’s sold off for presumably scrap? There was a whisper a while back that some mid life 738’s were going to undergo freighter conversion, but guessing the additional incoming A321F’s have shelved this.

I am not sure Qantas will be getting rid of any aircraft in the near future given the P&W issues will no doubt affect new aircraft, they dodged this with the neo but not the 220. Wouldn’t be surprised to see the A321XLR visit Sydney as per of its route proving flights over the next ten days

[Rowan McKeever]

Originally Posted by MarkR

I am not sure Qantas will be getting rid of any aircraft in the near future given the P&W issues will no doubt affect new aircraft, they dodged this with the neo but not the 220. Wouldn’t be surprised to see the A321XLR visit Sydney as per of its route proving flights over the next ten days

The Airbus media for the route proving suggests the aircraft will only operate within Europe and to the US.