United Airlines to begin Houston-Sydney from January 2018

[Ben W]

I don't think the range of the 787-9 will get to SYD from ORD will it? If it's possible to do, I would see United trying SYD-ORD with their 787-9's before Qantas. Would love to see QF here in ORD but I doubt it in the short term.

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Ben W

I don't think the range of the 787-9 will get to SYD from ORD will it? If it's possible to do, I would see United trying SYD-ORD with their 787-9's before Qantas. Would love to see QF here in ORD but I doubt it in the short term.

Certainly possible and on the table for consideration given it’s an AA hub:

He said the planes could be used to fly direct from Brisbane to Chicago, Seattle, Dallas or Vancouver.

“Subsequent aircraft will be used to operate one of those new routes, we haven’t decided which one yet, but we will be making the announcement later in the year,” he said.

Alan Joyce at the Brisbane announcement on Dreamliners being based there.