[philflyer]

With all the excitement of the A380 taking off from Melbourne this week I noticed yesterday afternoon a Qantas 747-400 looming large over the departure hall at domestic gate 11 at Tullamarine. I was quite surprised to see it sitting there. I took a look around and couldn't see any signs of where it was headed to.
Does anyone know if 747-400s have already been redeployed on domestic routes?
Maybe they will replace the older 747-300s heading to Perth? I guess they could be used on the new Buenos Aries route too.

[Mal]

Qantas upgraded some of their PER flights to 744's IIRC.

The 744 will be around for quite a while yet on many different routes. IIRC, they're not due for retirement for another 10 years or so?

[NM]

With an A330 receiving some interior fitout repairs and a 744 still on the ground in MNL, QF has to deploy aircraft as they are available for different services. They have been using some 743 aircraft to replace A330 flights between PER-SIN and BNE-SIN. So I am not surprised that the occasional 744 is doing some domestic runs to PER.

There has not been any permanent shift of any 744s to domestic services.

[Mal]

Originally Posted by NM

There has not been any permanent shift of any 744s to domestic services.

Indeed! I was thinking of the conversion of flights from 747-300 to Airbus A330-200 services.

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[Flashware]

Which I've been more than happy with, given the ones I've been on have had Skybeds and AV(i)OD.

I was able to watch Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas on my last flight, and that's a big in my books!

Edit: to clarify, that is the A332.

[ejb]

Originally Posted by Flashware

Which I've been more than happy with, given the ones I've been on have had Skybeds and AV(i)OD.

I was able to watch Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas on my last flight, and that's a big in my books!

Edit: to clarify, that is the A332.

I think it would have been a A333 as they have the Skybeds and AVOD but I think the A332 only have standard Dom seating in J and no PTV.

ejb

[Flashware]

You would think so (I also mentioned this to the FA), however it had the new interior and the safety instruction cards had A330-200 on them.

[Shano]

This site is a great reference for QF fleet info.

Currently lists 3 international and 2 domestic config A330-200 operating in the QF fleet.

[oz_mark]

Originally Posted by Shano

This site is a great reference for QF fleet info.

Currently lists 3 international and 2 domestic config A330-200 operating in the QF fleet.

The 3 international A332's are used basically where the A333 does not have enough legs (A333 being a longer, heavier plane). The have AVOD, skybeds etc.

The 2 domestic A332's are used mostly on the SYD/MEL - PER sector, largely replacing the 743's.

[Flashware]

I've had the Int. A332 on SYD-PER; luck I guess, or repositioning flight ?