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Old 12th March 2013, 10:12 AM
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Default JQ A330s back to Qantas from next month

VH-EBS will be Qantas mainline operations from April with more Jetstar birds to follow, taken off loss making routes (JQ35 is being reduced in frequency as a start).
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Old 12th March 2013, 04:10 PM
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The 3K services will be first to go...
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Old 12th March 2013, 04:37 PM
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A whisper around is that the returned a/c might be in a hybrid livery. (Jetstar/Qantas) Will have to wait and see on this!
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Old 12th March 2013, 06:17 PM
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Hybrid livery would be ok, but what about the interior? Whilst yes EBS is more or less Qantas domestic spec, it no doubt has those orange colours on the bins and Jetstar seat covers. Maybe Qantas interior colours and hybrid exterior would be allright.
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Old 12th March 2013, 09:54 PM
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Hybrids and non standard aircraft without the usual interior or exterior brings inconsistency, just look at -XFA/B and generally negative publicity.

When -EBS returns to the QF domestic fleet they're best of converting it to the same specs as -EBV to keep things uniform.
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Old 13th March 2013, 06:18 AM
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Think you will find that internally, apart from some colour and seat covers it is the same as -EBO, EBP and EBV. As for -XFA and B the issue there is the product is different, whereas -EBS and the latter Qantas domestic A330's have the same product.
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Old 14th March 2013, 05:04 PM
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Look on the QF media page and you will find that all the A332's and A333's are being refurbed. (Including all the Jetstar ones)
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Old 14th March 2013, 08:40 PM
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Yes have a look at the press release. Do you see the date it is planned to start. Hmm yep late 2014, which is still 18 months away. So not going to 'help' an aircraft returning next month, and besides the aircraft in question is only 1-2 years old and with the latest Qantas A330 domestic config so don't see it needed a complete refit, just a soft change of covers etc.
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Old 8th April 2013, 09:05 AM
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Is there any news of EBS returning to QF? It arrived in MEL from DPS at 07.02 this morning
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Old 14th April 2013, 09:52 PM
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Believe -EBS has now been withdrawn from JQ service.

Not sure if it gone to Lufthansa Technik in Manila for paint or if it's gone to BNE.
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