Qantas Flight Numbers (TN***)

Gerard M · #1 13th May 2009, 10:53 PM

Just wondering if someone can tell me what sort of flights these Qantas ones are as in normal passenger flights, re-positioning or cargo.

For eg tonight's ones:

VH-XML TN7336 13/05/2009 22:36 Qantas B737-376 Sydney-Melbourne

VH-TJU TN0807 13/05/2009 21:20 Qantas B737-476 Sydney-Canberra

VH-OGN QF7623 13/05/2009 22:24 Qantas B767-338(ER) Sydney-Auckland (cargo i think?)
(courtesy of 16ight.com)

and i heard another one just can't remember which it was.

Any help would be good

Cheers
Gerard

Dan Hammond · #2 13th May 2009, 11:04 PM

The first one there is a freight run with the AAE 733 using the old TAA/Australian ID.

The second is a normal scheduled Qantas service again using the TAA/Australian ID.

And for the third one you are correct it is indeed freight.

As to why TN is used i would not have a clue

Nigel C · #3 13th May 2009, 11:10 PM

Gerard, was the last one "Tasman 1" or "Tasman 2" (bist said with a thuck New Zilland eksent)? If so, that's the DHL B727.

Lee G · #4 14th May 2009, 01:51 AM

TN is used by Qantas to retain the old Australian Airlines designator.

David Ramsay · #5 14th May 2009, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Gerard, was the last one "Tasman 1" or "Tasman 2" (bist said with a thuck New Zilland eksent)? If so, that's the DHL B727.

QF also run an overnight freight service to New Zild using a 767. The a/c ops YSSY-NZAA as a freighter then returns as the first pax flight to YSSY next morning. One of the evening YSSY-NZAA pax flights picks up freight at NZAA and ops as a freighter to YSSY via NZCH.

Brenden S · #6 14th May 2009, 02:03 PM

TN is only used on the TAA/Australian/QF 737-300/-400 as the software hasnt been updated.

Raymond Rowe · #7 14th May 2009, 06:58 PM

TN flight numbers are now used by Tahiti Nui.They would be coming from those aircraft because they were built for TAA and they used the TN flight designators.

Anthony J · #8 14th May 2009, 08:42 PM

Very much like Air Pacific's 747-400s sending out the SQ code as the aircraft are leased from SingAir. The software hasn't been changed to FJ.

Gerard M · #9 15th May 2009, 11:12 AM

Thanks for all the reply guys, cleared things up for me.

And i think it was Tasman that i heard Nigel, cheers.

Gerard

Robert Zweck · #10 15th May 2009, 12:21 PM

After the Pilot's dispute back in 1989, several of these aircraft spent time with Malaysian Airlines.

They were the B737-400s VH-TJG and VH-TJI which took up new regos of 9M-MLD and 9M-MLE