, plotting record-breaking flights of more than 20 hours from Sydney to London and Sydney to New York, and is set to confirm an order for up to a dozen Airbus A350-1000s at Sydney Airport on Monday morning.Qantas had intended to launch its Sunrise flights in early 2023 but the COVID-19 pandemic put the project on hold.
An Airbus-owned A350 was on route from the plane manufacturer’s base in Toulouse, France and was due to touch down in Perth just before 7pm local time , according to tracking site FlightRadar24. Industry sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed Monday’s announcement would also include the finalisation of Qantas’ domestic fleet replacement, which involves an order of up to 134 Airbus A320neo and A220 aircraft over the next decade.The A220 is not currently used by any local airline. An A220 owned by airBaltic - which does not usually fly to Australia - landed at Sydney Airport on Saturday night, FlightRadar24 shows.
A spokesman for Qantas declined to comment on Sunday. On Friday, the airline sent journalists a media alert flagging a “significant announcement” at Sydney Airport on Monday.first reported that Monday’s announcement would involve confirming the massive order with Airbus. Reuters also reported details of the order.Qantas confirmed in late 2019 that it had selected the A350 for its Project Sunrise flights and said in December last year it had also chosen Airbus to renew its ageing domestic fleet.
It was a double blow for the American manufacturer Boeing, whose 737s are the current backbone of Qantas’ domestic operations and had also pitched its new 777X for the record-breaking non-stop flights to London and New York.
With Pilots dying from hearts attacks from their clotshot?
Will passengers still be packed like sardines for the long haul
Will bags be on the same flight as passengers?
Who would rely on Qantas
Maybe they should answer the phone in their call centres first.
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