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Old 26th October 2012, 09:53 AM
Kain C Kain C is offline
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What is the purpose (and equipment) of additional QF flights, MEL-HBA arr 1955 on 29/10, HBA-BNE dep 0815 on 30/10???
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Old 26th October 2012, 10:51 AM
Rowan McKeever Rowan McKeever is offline
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Hi Kain

QF67xx is usually a Dash 8 of some description, but often a Q400 and generally a positioning flight. In this case given the timings and routings, and because it's planned quite a few days in advance I'd say perhaps it's a charter using a Q400? Unfortunately BNE website isn't going to Tuesday as yet so can't see the predicted arrival time.

The night-stopping MEL-HBA-MEL does switch to Q400 from Monday night too, though that's unrelated.

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Old 26th October 2012, 12:03 PM
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I believe the MEL-HBA is another famil, Q400 starts an early morning flight HBA-MEL and an evening MEL-HBA from start of NOV.
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Old 26th October 2012, 03:07 PM
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Hi all,

Not sure if I should post up a new thread, but I might just continue my query here since the question is similar.

On Wednesday, a QF A333 VH-QPE flight number QFA6003 filed a one hour flight. Any idea why? Was it a test flight?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/QFA6003

Would like to share the description of the flight on the photo caption, that's all.

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HB
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Old 26th October 2012, 04:30 PM
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G'day Hendra

According to theqantassource.com QPE operated a test flight SYD-SYD as QF6003 on 24/10 having been out of service in SYD since 22/10.

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Old 28th October 2012, 12:07 AM
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Air worthiness flight...
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Old 28th October 2012, 08:56 AM
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QF6713 BNE-MEL 29/10 is VH-LQJ
QF6714 MEL-BNE 30/10 is VH-LQJ
QF2155 MEL-HBA 29/10 is VH-LQF (1st RPT service)
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Old 28th October 2012, 08:23 PM
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LQJ is operating down as an op spare incase F goes u/s
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Old 29th October 2012, 02:01 PM
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Thanks all. Is it common to operate a spare in convoy for an inaugural service? Probably the first and last Q400 on HBA-BNE!
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Old 29th October 2012, 02:20 PM
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It's only going BNE-MEL-BNE as a spare.

VH-LQF still scheduled to go to HBA tonight.
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