Revamped QLink 717s

[Rowan McKeever]

Hi All

According to Australian Business Traveller the first refurbished / revamped QantasLink 717 is now in service. Does anyone know the rego etc?

Cheers
Rowan

http://www.ausbt.com.au/qantaslink-d...t-more-of-them

[Stefan Perkas]

Rowan,

I believe it is VH-NXH. It ferried Adelaide-Perth yesterday. I think VH-NXD is next as it was due into Adelaide this afternoon.

[Rowan McKeever]

Thanks Stefan! Crossing fingers NXH will be on my ASP-DRW enxt Wednesday evening!

[Rowan McKeever]

Sorry to drag this up again folks... wondering if anyone (Stefan) might know when NXD is due out of ADL from its cabin refit? NXH took ~5weeks which NXD is sitting on I think, but with Christmas / NY wondering if it'll be in a bit longer? Also curious if its next stop will be PER to re-enter service or TSV for repaint?

Cheers
Rowan

[Stefan Perkas]

Hi Rowan,

VH-NXD departed Adelaide yesterday afternoon to Perth. VH-NXK is ferrying over to Adelaide from Perth at the moment under its new callsign 'Q-Jet6200' under the flight number 'QJE6200'.

[Rowan McKeever]

Thanks Stefan, saw NXD's ferry flight through flightaware yesterday but grateful the info on NXK.

Interesting the 717s are now using a company callsign rather than their NXx. When did that change happen? Listening to liveatc this morning it sounds pretty recent as a couple of pilots have started using the rego and corrected themselves.

Cheers
Rowan

[Stefan Perkas]

Rowan,

The new callsigns began today.

[Rowan McKeever]

Haha thought as much, sounded a lot like the first day of 'Velocity'! Ta very much Stefan, cheers

[Greg Hyde]

Any word on whether the new old ones announced last week will be reconfigured before they enter service ?

[Rowan McKeever]

Hi Greg, the media release from QF states '125 seat' but depending where the units are coming from they may or may not already be 125 seat... I'd say it's safe to assume they'll be the same as NXH and NXD though. Cheers, Rowan