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Qantas Group to Boost Aircraft Fleet |
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Guys,
It's 2 extra 717s not 3. Thanks |
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It was only on airliners.net today. No official announcement from QF
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I think what you saw was someone thinking the 2x additional 717s were new when in fact they were announced in Feb.
Can anyone confirm further 717s, beyond the 2x announced in Feb, are heading to Qantas? |
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The mention of new frames to Cobham (erroneously stated as three) on airliners.net was used to back up a point that Qantas is unlikely to cease its relationship with Cobham, which was being discussed, given that new frames are coming their way.
Hence the danger in using posts on airliners.net out of context (or at least reading them out of context) and representing them as 'announcements'. Qantas has only ever announced the two frames, as mentioned in the press release I posted above. There are no rumours, let alone announcements, of any more frames. |
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EOI have been put to Eastern Pilots about a PER base in the Q400, for 2-3 aircraft.
Aircraft would be rotated ADL-KGI-PER (Ferry most likely) for maintenance. 2-3 aircraft only really allows 1-2 routes max with an op spare. Given that only 6 more Q400's are due to be delivered with at least 1 of those most likely heading to QLD, it seems like a bit of a gamble. Mind you QLink still hold loads of options for the Q400. |
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By maintenance, I mean heavy work done on the East coast. Everything else I'm sure they'd just sub out.
There's no talk of $$$ at the moment. The sticking point will be moving allowances. There's a few pilots in QLD very unhappy that Sunstate weren't asked about the EOI. There's more than enough Bris-based who would move home in a flash! |
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Fair enough. I thought you were referring to long term wetleases in general. This are completely commonplace throughout the world. Even wetleases where the carrier taking out the wetlease actual leases the aircraft to the operating airline.
Cobham isn't going anywhere, IMHO. Qantas had the chance to keep 717 operations in house back in 2004. Jetstar and Cobham bid for the QantasLink 717 flying. I thought Jetstar was a shoe-in (Jetstar even put out EOI to crew for CNS and PER Link bases). There must have been a vested interest to switch the new type over to Cobham. |
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Confirmed as 2 x Q400's starting in OCT, possibility of more in the future.
Routes to be announced closer to the date. |
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