Find out more about the Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Watch a time-lapse video of the Dreamliner being assembled at the Boeing factory in Seattle Opens external site in a new window Seat maps This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. I'd think they would start with SYD-HKG. Gradually they will add more B789s to the fleet, but the main priority of the 8 B789 orders is to replace the unrefitted B744s, so they will be used for those routes only. Flights operated by QANTAS Boeing 787-9 aircraft in the past 30 days including maintenance, positioning, delivery and diverted flights. A 7.50 min flight to manila. It goes against the whole strategy of using Dubai. Unless QF orders more than 8 787s there won't be many new routes. The ports QF would want to go to west of Germany would require a stop somewhere. Plus I think it could help add some tourism here too. Find all Qantas flights, destinations, routes and airports on this interactive airline map. Each Qantas Boeing 787-9 will carry around 250 passengers in business class, premium economy and economy compared to an average 360 on the Red Roo’s Boeing 747s. but pleanty of alternates..... (SIN, KL, Denpasar?, etc). The +1s are currently Melbourne and Toronto. Didn’t receive an activation email? Privacy, cookie and GDPR policies. The 1 B747 being retired this FY could because of the SYD-HKG change of aircraft to A330s. With hub in Perth, smaller aircrafts and more Europe destinations Qantas may became company that really fly Europe. With the A380s grounded, the airline's Kangaroo Route from Sydney to London via Singapore will now be handed over to a Boeing 787. Qantas will soon be taking delivery of its brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and, thanks to the keen eyes over at Routes Online, we now know the first routes the airline will be using to get its crews accustomed to the airline’s latest arrival. I definitely will look forward to resume using QF to fly Europe because since they stop use Singapore I flying with someone else via Asia. Resend one to yourself here. What is really needed is a daily 787-9 to Dubai, to give WA/SA customers who want to fly QF metal the same advantages that everyone else gets. For MEL, we know that Avalon can accept large planes because after all, it has been the 747 service centre for the past 30 years or so. If you have not received the activation email, simply enter your email address below, then click 'Submit'. Or what about India then on to mainland Europe? No one wants to transit Sydney. Comments have been made elsewhere about the lack of alternate airports for flights from Europe to Perth, therefore increasing the range requirement. 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Currently aircraft sits at LAX for around 17.5 hours. The most important concept for QANTAS to grasp,now , is that there must be that POINT OF DIFFERENCE in economy seating for Long Haul Routes . & what about armrest width ? European routes tend to use 3 aircraft per route. Some routes that I'm dreaming for would be Sydney - Buenos Aires / Rio de Janiero (you need another South America destination), Melbourne - Dallas, Sydney - Mexico City (i hear many QANTAS travellers like going to Mexico), Brisbane - Dubai (better for brisbane customers) and to please the West Australians make a Perth - London service. parties. There are definitely less alternative airports on MEL-LAX route. “The actual network the aircraft will end up operating will depend on what we think the market considerations will be at the time.”. All other international routes, other then LHR, uses 2 aircraft per route for daily frequency. Boeing 787 Dreamliner - Q3 update. For older operations please see Jet Tracker. The new services will be operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner … Photo: James D Morgan / Qantas Qantas runs some Dreamliner repositioning flights out of Darwin. True, although it isn't always obvious.It blew my mind when I saw that Sydney was further from Singapore than Melbourne and it was faster to fly to Melbourne than Sydney from Hong Kong.Amazing world sometimes. so true! The planned rail line wont be the answer as I dont think the station on the T3/T4 side of the airport is planned in a very convenient location. Last Update: 27 November 2020 ** With the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, many routes … Flight status, tracking, and historical data for Qantas 787 (QF787/QFA787) including scheduled, estimated, and actual departure and arrival times. MIAMI — Qantas’ first Boeing 787-9 route will be a non-stop flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles, set to start in December next year, subject to final government and regulatory approval. I don't think so. Qantas Boeing 787-9 routes: Where will Qantas fly its new Dreamliners? Even so, Joyce is keenly aware of the challenges in trying to see two years into the future through a cloudy crystal ball. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Qantas Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes The airline is capitalising on Perth as a hub between the East Coast of Australia and Europe. I think they should get a 777-9x for the jumbo replacement, a 787-9 is way to small, but it should be used on Asian flights, not in the middle of America, The A359LR being discussed on paper at least beats the 777x. Qantas to Operate 787 Dreamliner Between Sydney and Santiago Qantas has announced that its service between Sydney and Santiago is the next route to be upgraded to a Boeing 787-9 … You’ll find the 787-9’s premium economy seats (Qantas’ best) on these routes: Los Angeles (LAX) – Brisbane (BNE) Los Angeles (LAX) – Melbourne (MEL) on QF 96 San Francisco (SFO) – Melbourne … The CBR runways were upgraded to handle 747s when Clinton visited with Air Force 1. This should give enough time for the replacement of transcon A330s, followed by new Europe connections after. When will Qantas reopen its international lounges? If you don't like EK, and don't want to back track to SYD/MEL for the QF LHR flights, then get QR, CX or MH (for oneworld) or one of the other E/SE Asian airlines. Can someone please explain to why you are so obsessed with Qantas flying to Europe? I really think Perth as a hub for Europe is a furphy. The smaller airports could really boom froim this. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has already name-checked a few possibilities as well as laying out some early criteria which will shape the airline’s Boeing 787-9 destinations, including “opening up new destinations around the globe.”. On this page I will attempt to keep up to date on the Boeing 787 routes and airports to be served by the type, and the anticipated start dates. BNE-LAX-JFK requires 2. why would BNE/LAX/JFK require anymore aircraft than BNE/LAX/BNE now ? Perth needs to reintroduce QANTAS planes - can't wait until 2017-Do it now! Signing up with Executive Traveller only takes a second and lets you The 747 Business service is just not at world standards. The 236-seat airliner will serve the route six times a week, replacing the Boeing 747-400 service, which currently fly twice a week, thus complementing the daily A380 flight on the route. The SYD-JNB/SCL routes require ETOPS 330. “The routes we have in mind today will probably be very different to the routes we end up having this aircraft on” says the Qantas chief, who cut his teeth in the local airline industry planning routes and schedules at Qantas and Ansett. That would definitely fill and be complemented by a daily EK flight. As borders come down, where can you travel across Australia? "I'd suggest the Qantas graphic is purely for example of range! PE could be 8 across 2-4-2 & Y could be 2-4-3. Also Qantas could do, BNE/YVR & MEL/YVR nonstop to compete with AC. 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Though I agree with your sentiments – it is unlikely to happen. I believe it has sufficient ETOPS, but hte problem is that CASA hasn't approved AU carriers for more than 180 ETOPS, But Qantas has two years to work on this issue before the 789 arrives. Perth to Europe can be done, but only just. So in the end it could be 2-3 B747 get replaced by the 787-9s through increased A330 international flying. Qantas is running some Boeing 787-9s on domestic routes this month. Is Qantas really going to compete with that? IMHO it is far better that be travel agent for Emirates. Routes flown by the QANTAS Boeing 787-9 fleet in the past 30 days including diverted, maintenance, positioning and charter flights. Just letting you know, you've got a red spot on Dubai ? I am not interested to buy Qantas ticket and fly Emirates – if I like Emirates, I can buy directly from them and it is usually even cheaper. Firstl, the flight, even with a 787-9 is not as efficient as a single stop becuase of the additional fuel required to carry the addional fuel. It cost 55,000 Alaska miles, which I considered to be a fair price for a product as good as QANTAS … Qantas is operating the new Perth-London service with the 787-9 Dreamliner. With increasing capacity to Japan, it could be that most of the growth in pax is in Y. I'll book a 10 hour overnight flight in PE. The 787 has the needed type certification from FAA and EASA. Qantas Fleet Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Details and Pictures.On current fleet, Qantas operates 8 brand new wide-body long-haul aircraft Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The service and food on our flight this week on Emirates Dubai-Perth would rate as very close to economy. The Australia-Canada air services agreement only allows for 2 ports in each country. Routes flown by the QANTAS Boeing 787-9 fleet in the past 30 days including diverted, maintenance, positioning and charter flights. The 789 might have the legs, but does it have sufficient ETOPS? It’s a good two years until the first Qantas Boeing 787-9 makes its inaugural flight towards the tail end of 2017, but which routes will be graced by the Dreamliner? This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Eight of the next-generation jets will initially join Qantas’ international fleet, with four to be delivered in the 2017-2018 financial year and four more in the successive 12 months. Qantas' first regular 787 services are a year away, but the airline is already announcing the initial routes so it can increase its proposition in deeply significant markets (and also begin preparations while avoiding possible media leaks). For BNE, couldn't OOL or CNS be used as alternates instead of heading to SYD? - yes I live in Darwin, so self interest triumphs! Hobart is served well enough from Melbourne. Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said direct flights from the east coast of Australia to London and New York represented the "final frontier in aviation". Little old Perth has no hope of offering anything extra. Posted 8 August 2017 12:31. Since the early 1970s this 24-hour trek was the exclusive domain of the Qantas Boeing 747, with the jumbo supplanted by the A380 superjumbo … “It’s got better range, can operate to routes the 747 can’t with full payload, it is a fantastic replacement aircraft with less risk associated with trying to fill up a smaller aircraft,” Joyce said. Suggest Qantas may pull out of MNL all together. Maintenance stops of 5 days or greater and all maintenance stops at outside bases. The arrival of the 787-9s should coincide only around 18 months before the new airport link should open, allowing the seamless connectivity between the domestic and international terminals. Login now. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. it is a dream of mine to be able to fly Australia - USA avoiding Sydney AND LAX. It would depend on when a flight needs to devert from BNE. The 787 can really only reach Istanbul and Athens from Perth.Even the 777-8x would struggle to reach Eastern Europe. but haven't typed it in.....unless that could be Doha? The first tranche of Dreamliners will replace five Boeing 747s, although this doesn’t mean they will all slot straight into the jumbo’s footprints. This could help boost some services which operate only a handful of days every week to the daily schedule which business travellers value. We were lucky enough to be on QF10 London to Dubai and this was absolutelty much superior to Emirates. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Hard to compete with that. Announcing Qantas’ Boeing 787 order, Joyce was quick to call out “long-range routes that we don’t fly today” as a prime example of Dreamliner flights. Talking point: have you given up on airport WiFi? Come on, Qantas! Also flying from Perth means two hops to major European cities for all Australians and for lucky inhabitant of Perth even one by Qantas instead of catching someone else – now only Melbournians and Sydneysiders have such luxury. Then, flights from Europe tracking back to Perth stop in … Maintenance stops of 5 days or greater and all maintenance stops at outside bases since 2012. Secondly, as busines travellers, you should know that frequency is important. CX have 4 x SYD/HKG daily. And then the A330 to A350 transition for pilots would be a sinch. In order to get a 3rd port, or more then 3000 seats/week for each side, the agreement needs to change. QF's A330-300s have about the same number of Y seats as the 747s, so the big difference is about half the J seats and no PE. The retiming of QF9/10 last year lowered the combined SYD/MEL-DXB-LHR requirement for 6 aircraft to 5. no can't agree. This, coupled with the requirement of an extra set of crew simply make it a non-starter. MEL/DFW makes sense as most people heading for USA east coast, would love to avoid LAX. Qantas 787-9 Dreamliner First Routes This is only enhanced by the Dreamliners boasting greater range than the Boeing 747s. Australia’s flag carrier Qantas is to open routes from Brisbane to Chicago and San Francisco before the end of April 2020. Subscribe to our free newsletter and get the latest news, reviews, tips and more sent straight to your inbox. Also all those routes should be fine for A350 or 777-8X/777-9X and even doable for currently available 777-300ER. These cookies do not store any personal information. Log in below. Deal with it!! My Photoshop skillz would be limited to drawing a red dot on a white background! Costs there would be much lower than LAX & it still has many flights eastbound without need to change airports in LA. Price is most important as we head into next recession(we had to have). Noel. Qantas says 87% of flyers willing to take COVID vaccine if required, Hilton Honors 2021 status match unlocks fast-track to Gold, Diamond, How to get a free upgrade to Emirates premium economy, Virgin Australia reopens Perth, Gold Coast lounges, 5 reasons you shouldn't bin your boarding passes, What to do when an airline cancels your flight, New ways for airlines to win your business. Qantas 787-9 Routes: Melbourne (MEL) - (LAX) Los Angeles (15 December 2017) Perth (PER) - (LHR) London (March 2018) Qantas 787-9 Details: Fleet Size: 0 If Avalon is unavailable I believe Canberra can now accept 747s and then there is of course Sydney.For BNE, I don't know if Archerfield is an alternate but Sydney is only 800Km away and is the obvious alternate.Serveral airports around LAX can accept large planes.An A380 had to land at Ontario airport recently: https://www.smh.com.au/business/aviation/qantas-and-virgin-land-at-littleused-airport-due-to-la-fog-20150206-137rwr.htmlThis report shows the sort of thinking that goes into alternates: https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1999/aair/aair199902817.aspx. There is also an argument that the same leg could continue on to a European capital, especially Frankfurt, as part of the QF/EK network offering. Apart from the Japanese (and ANA is now going 9-across), no other airline (including Etihad, British Airways, United) have put 8-across in. A350 on the other hand, if Airbus is to be believe, might just have the legs. Qantas has received its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane, the cutting-edge aircraft it will use next year to start flying the world's first non-stop route between Australia and London. Going through Sydney takes 13 hrs. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Cairns can definitely take 747s. If you’ve forgotten your password, simply enter your email address If QF pulls the 747 from Japan and replaces it with an aircraft without PE, I'll book with another carrier. These flights are repositioning flights back to Sydney after Qantas operates another round of repatriation flights into Darwin. Since the 8 newer A332s will be part time international it should help to achieve this. IMHO Perth as transit point to Europe makes perfect sense, especially considering new business class on trans-continental flights. Qantas routes and airport map Last updated on: 01-09-2021. Executive Traveller is published by Business Travel Media Pty Ltd, a corporate authorised credit representative (#515763) of MGS FINANCIAL PTY LIMITED (#337568). Read more: Qantas to buy Boeing 787, first flights from 2017. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. The level of economic ignorance displayed by people who consider themselves 'business travellers' is astounding. I won't book the same flight in Y. It also has a red spot on Addis Ababa.. can't see the QF demand for there either.I'd suggest the Qantas graphic is purely for example of range! Instead, Joyce sees the Boeing 787 as filling a gap on “routes that have low levels of traffic volumes that didn’t justify a 747.”. I'm assuming you are taking some of the michael in suggesting international flights orginate in Hobart? Follow Australian Business Traveller on Twitter: we're @AusBT. I think flying out of Perth is a really good idea. The rest will probably be used for domestic routes. Difference between 8 & 9 across is a maximum of 1.9 inches or 4.8cm in seat width, altho b careful, as not all measurments are the same, eg. QANTAS Boeing 787-9 Fleet … They manage to fly two A380 daily to London and they carry as many passengers as almost 4 787-9. below, then click 'Submit'. The well-flagged Perth-London nonstop service was announced first, but the first route … Qantas could perhaps do a BNE-LAX-JFK route to replace B744s as their inauguration of the B789 jet. Qantas's biggest problem is it too Sydney centric. the big recession, we have to have. Joyce added that “a seamless domestic to International transfer was essential for the hub operation and that will become a reality early in the next decade when Qantas’s domestic operations move to the international side of the airport” reports The West Australian. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Nine abreast seating is just NOT ON for Long Haul Flights on B787 A/C. Please reintroduce Singapore to Europe flights, we don't like Dubai AJ. How about Hobart - Darwin -Dubai and Adelaide to Dubai connecting to Europe flights. Cool. Or even MEL-DXB? Routesonline provides an update on the operations of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, looking at the top airlines and routes by capacity, as well as the... Read more. Do Perth! How about LAX-BNE? The Qantas Dreamliner is an exciting new addition to the Qantas fleet. Darwin to Japan or Hong Kong perhaps. Do Perth instead of Dubai! Once the first eight Dreamliners have been delivered, Qantas will have three more than the five jumbo jets being put out to pasture. HND uses 2 due to the aircraft sitting at HND all day. Thanks to its lighter, … Just NOT going to happen - not going to put themselves in a position where Y fares are another 20% more than the competition. Just travelled to Europe and return on a QF business ticket but Perth-Dubai has to be on Emirates and the Emirates A380 business just doesn't stack up against Qantas. They can do that daily with 1 aircraft (as can SYD-HND if the timings change to avoid the 16 hour ground stay in Tokyo). The 787-9 will replace the A380 on most of the regular Qantas A380 routes. Already have an Executive Traveller account? Rome, Istanbul and Moscow are comfortably reachable, Zurich and Frankfurt are just reachable and London and Paris are just on other side of the edge of “reachability”. Graphic supplied by Qantas. "Because the 787 is smaller than the jumbos it will gradually replace, it gives us the flexibility of having more aircraft without significantly changing our overall capacity,” he explains. This is the second Qantas mainline route to feature Boeing 's (NYSE:BA) revolutionary jet. I agree, they will need to keep both.Perth to Europe can be done, but only just. third Here are the best watches of the year: should you care? They may get around to restructing thier Board or even changing the CEO. I've flown from Cairns to Hong Kong on Cathay on a 747 before and that was almost 20 years ago.I don't know about OOL but maybe it can.Cairns is further away than SYD so that is why SYD would be preferable than CRN. Doesn't that mean the 787-9s will replace 4 B747s. And if you want to hop on a Dreamliner, there are more than 50 routes flying … Sydney 1st. All 787-8 unless stated. It appears that the bottom of the image where that statement was has been cropped on the version here. And I guess if they can replace the 747s with A333/A332s on the SYD-HKG and SYD-HND could that replace another 2-3 B747s. Qantas flight to Europe from Perth DO NOT MAKE ECONOMIC SENSE for several reasons. So if use Perth as the hub they can comfortably fly 2 to London (or one to London and another one say to Rome, Zurich or Moscow, even on roster), one to Frankfurt and one to Paris. Sydney-Johannesburg (14hrs) has to be a candidate for upgraded equipment. AC is in the process of changing Melbourne to Brisbane. (Melbourne-Los … It would be nice if qantas think about using the 787 to fly melbourne to manila direct. So more likely to be used on existing routes with frequency additions... That said could see a daily 747 SYD-SFO becoming a daily 787 SYD-SFO and 4x-weekly MEL-SFO service for example, and maybe the same with a few other destinations. Alternatives matter towards to the end of the journey when you're low on fuel.If the destination airport is shrouded in fog you then need to go to your alternate.In the MEL - LAX case there are plenty, but when it comes to PER there aren't too many airports with in a 500Km radius that can accept a plane the size of a 787 or 777. Why.. Did I mention that most of those airlines offer excellent premium cabins and have a lower cost base? Firstly, I want to commend you on this fantastic website. seems pretty likely that these birds will go straight onto the routes of the aircraft they replace (namely the 747s) as opposed to immediately opening up new routes. All PR. These flights, operated by 787 … Come on, Qantas! IMHO it does not make much sense to keep both. Also PE on asian/Hawaii routes is imporant (for me! $ aircraft is nothing, 8 might have some impact but QF will still be slogging along with very old noisy fuel guzzling 747s for years and huge limited application 380s. 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