When will the 747-300's retire?

[Adam T]

Hi Everyone,

I'm curious as to when QF will retire the 743's they are using? I fly SYD-PER on a regular basis and they seem to be a bit long in the tooth.

The last time I flew on a 743 (2 weeks ago) the cabin ceiling started leaking water onto all the passengers which continued for about 2 hours. 3 weeks before that my seat (along with others) had broken headrests and the IFE system wasn't functioning.

The list goes on and on for the last 12 months

Adam

[Rhys Xanthis]

Their are a few threads around, namely this one http://yssyforum.net/board/showthread.php?t=38

QF A332's will be reaplacing the 743's as soon as qantas can get them.

They are really getting to the end. VH-EBU has been sitting stripped for a while at Avalon awaiting doom !

[Michael Morrison]

they are not in any PER timetables from the 5th or 6th of January onwards

[Brenden S]

The water would be coming from the upper galley chillers, no doubt the drains are blocked. Or it can be cause by heavy condensation which normally last just after takeoff. As for the IFE, on any aircraft it is a problem, its called computers not wanting to play the game.

[D Chan]

> When will the 747-300's retire?

Progressively phased out towards the end of this year. Oil prices doesn't help and neither does the lack of a/c to replace them on the SYD-PER MEL-PER runs

[Paul C.]

They will be missed but shall provide plenty of spares to keep other 743's running around this world.