Qantas 787

[Adam W]

ZNC currently scheduled to operate QF73 today.

[C Patters]

Does anyone know what's happening with ZNK's first flight as it was meant to be 4/12 but nothing is showing that this has occurred?

[James Smith]

With ZNC operating the first 789 service to SFO yesterday, ZNG is on its way to AKL and on its return will operate today's flight to SFO.

Looking at the current timetable, the 789s operating to SFO will be able to swap with the aircraft operating MEL-SFO flights on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday in SFO. From February, 2020 when BRI-SFO commence three flights per week the ability to swap aircraft in SFO will be on a daily basis.

VNH is currently operating QF49 MEL-SFO and could operate QF74 back to SYD to arrive tomorrow, instead of ZNC.

[Dennis McLean]

BOE279 is scheduled PAE/GEG(Spokane)/PAE at 3.25pm US time 4/12, but as usual Flight Aware is all over the place with the plane arriving at GEG 1hr 7min after it is due to go back to PAE. It is also show as a 788?????

[Dennis McLean]

Changed to 3.40pm which was 20 minutes ago BNE time.

[Peter C]

The old FlightRadar24 phone app also shows BOE279 as a 787-8 with two sectors PAE-GEG (Spokane) & GEG-PAE, but with now 5 hours delay, it is past 7pm PST on 4th at Paine Field. Neither the newest FlightRadar24 phone app, nor the FlightRadar24 website show anything at all for BOE279.
So looks as though ZNK will not have its B1 flight until 5th PST

[Dennis McLean]

The flights have disappeared from Flight Aware as well, so obviously did not go.

[Peter C]

Glimpses of VH-ZNK's tail can be seen on the Flightline opposite the Delivery Centre, between the 11 sec & 14 sec mark of Jennifer Schuld's latest video at

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status...82783286026241

Firstly in front of, then behind the landing Dreamlifter.

[James Smith]

ZNC has been turned around in SFO and is operating QF74 back to SYD tonight.

ZNG will be operating QF73 today.

Yes, good to notice ZNK in the background, Peter. It has obviously been moved from its more obscure place in the background behind the United 773.

[James Smith]

According to FlightAware BOE279 is due to depart on its first flight at 12:00 local time which was over half an hour ago now.