QF 744 retirement. Where is it at?

[Brad Myer]

QF have stated the 6 B744s will be retired, those are the 6 regos you listed above.

Most of the other B744s will have to wait for the 2 additional A380s to arrive, as well as the B787-900s which are "due" in 2014.

QF will hold onto 9 of the newly upgraded B744s until at least 2019.

Cheers

[Jim M]

Brad,do you think the late 12/early 13 dates for OJG,OJH & OJJ will stay or will they be brought forward?

Cheers
Jim

[Mike W]

Originally Posted by Brad Myer

well as the B787-900s which are "due" in 2014.

????

Is it because you don't know they are called 787-9s or you don't want to know?

[A McLaughlin]

Originally Posted by Mike W

????

Is it because you don't know they are called 787-9s or you don't want to know?

Both terms are correct... The '-9' is the marketing term for the particular model, and denotes the first of the model numbers. But when in service, each airline's model will have a three number suffix, e.g. '-938'

[Jim M]

Oh well, OJO is apparently withdrawn from the fleet,and OJB sometime within a week.
Will be interesting to see what is next and when....

Me personally,I'd rather it be none
Sad days indeed

Cheers
Jim

[Jason H]

I've noticed that since the schedule change last week, there have been around 10 or so 747s parked in Sydney overnight, as well as 2 in Avalon for maintenance. It has usually been around 3 or 4 a night, which leads me to believe maybe a few more 744s to go in the near future