Qantas 787

[C Patters]

Thanks! Hopefully she returns to service soon 🙏🏻

[C Patters]

Does anyone have an update on ZNH?

[James Smith]

ZNH returned to service yesterday and is operating QF7 MEL-PER-LHR. Currently flying over Kuwait.

[Jim M]

ZNM and ZNA are currently both operating LAX - MEL as QF300 and QF302 respectively They departed LAX about 15 minutes apart.
Anyone know what these flights are? Not the usual flight numbers obviously...

[MarkR]

Would not be surprised if it’s the annual religious charters.

[Jim M]

ZNA is currently enroute SYD-HKG as QF187.
It departed around 2210 on Thursday 5 October. Does anyone know if this a new flight, or a one off?
I believe the 380 is returning to the Sydney-Hong Kong service soon, but this flight is an unusual time.
Thanks in advance.

[James Smith]

Hi Jim, QF187 left from gate 24 at the SYD international terminal last night. There is no QF188 or 186 departing from HKG on Flightaware as yet, today and ZNA is still there. The current QF flight numbers to and from HKG are QF127/128. When the second daily flight was operating to HKG prior to COVID the flight numbers used were QF117/118.
The A380 is not scheduled on QF127/128 until 29/10/23 when it will be flying five days per week building up to daily by 1/1/24. I read where it will be operated by a un-refurbished A380, which means OQL. I don't know why they can't get the refurbishment done at DRS, if not AUH.
Anyway, that is beside the point. If ZNA doesn't fly somewhere tonight or tomorrow I suggest it is having maintenance in HKG and a scheduled passenger service was used to get it there.

[MarkR]

Todays 767 freight run was cancelled which may or may not be related

[Dennis McLean]

I just had a quick look at the A.380's. There are 6 in service now only, with J in AUH since 5-7-23, over 3 months presume maintenance ?, H in PUS for painting, A still in AUH since 18-11-22 and C in AUH since 21-6-21.
B on the way LHR/SIN, K on the way SIN/LHR, D in SYD from SIN today, G in LAX from SYD local time 08/10/23, I in Syd from SIN today, L in SYD from LAX today.

[Jim M]

Interesting that ZNL operated QF81 from SYD to SIN today. It is about to operate QF36 from SIN to MEL. Can't be sure, but probably something to do with the Finnair 333 operating the first SIN -SYD flight tonight.