Qantas to base half of 787 fleet in Brisbane
Qantas will base four of its upcoming Boeing 787-9s in Brisbane, complementing the four aircraft that will be based in Melbourne. The carrier says that the four aircraft earmarked for the Brisbane base will be delivered during H2 2018. “We’ve said that initially our Dreamliners will replace the routes that our older 747s fly, but there are also new destinations we are looking at given the capability of the aircraft,” says Qantas CE Alan Joyce. At present, Qantas’s only 747 services from Brisbane are to Los Angeles, FlightGlobal schedules data shows, making that the likely launch route for 787s from the Queensland capital. The airline says, however, that the aircraft could potentially open up new services to destinations including Seattle, Chicago and Vancouver. Joyce adds that decisions on those new routes will be made in the coming months.<br/>
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Qantas to base half of 787 fleet in Brisbane
Qantas will base four of its upcoming Boeing 787-9s in Brisbane, complementing the four aircraft that will be based in Melbourne. The carrier says that the four aircraft earmarked for the Brisbane base will be delivered during H2 2018. “We’ve said that initially our Dreamliners will replace the routes that our older 747s fly, but there are also new destinations we are looking at given the capability of the aircraft,” says Qantas CE Alan Joyce. At present, Qantas’s only 747 services from Brisbane are to Los Angeles, FlightGlobal schedules data shows, making that the likely launch route for 787s from the Queensland capital. The airline says, however, that the aircraft could potentially open up new services to destinations including Seattle, Chicago and Vancouver. Joyce adds that decisions on those new routes will be made in the coming months.<br/>
