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Qantas reassessing DFW-Australia route after B747 diverts for fuel
Qantas, who started the Dallas-Australia route 2 weeks ago the route after its B747 ran low on fuel trying to make the non-stop leg to Brisbane yesterday and had to divert to Noumea to refuel. (www.theage.com.au) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Is there a lot of cargo moving on this route and if so, which direction?
Qantas is sucking up to Airbus. My 2 cents
Have any of you noticed that almost every flight sim 777 released has a Qantas livery? Maybe Qantas should rethink their fleet. You don't need a A380 when you have a fleet of 747s. They have like 4 or 5 flights a day to KLAX with the 7470? No need for the A380. And shew away the A330s for the 777s plus get the -200LR for range (15,000 km)XD.
@MichaelMcCathy....I was agreeing with you, but my point was that the A340 should be immediately available, but high cost per seat and that many of the current owners are looking to unload their A340 fleet in favor of more fuel efficient wide body A/C. Emirates has 18 that they would undoubtedly part with in a heartbeat.
The other half of the coin is that few are willing to give up their 777-300ERs or -200LR, particularly when the 787 continues to be delayed to a time unknown and the A350 is still a glint in the AirBus eye.
The A330-200 doesn't make it as its max range is 13,400 km or ~8300sm.
The other half of the coin is that few are willing to give up their 777-300ERs or -200LR, particularly when the 787 continues to be delayed to a time unknown and the A350 is still a glint in the AirBus eye.
The A330-200 doesn't make it as its max range is 13,400 km or ~8300sm.
The status of the orderbook for the A340 is immaterial . It will resolve the problem , and so will the B777 , B787 (sometime in the distant future) , the A330-200 and the A350 .
@canuck44 Airbus has absolutly NO orders for the A340, in fact since last year it's no longer in production.