Wednesday, November 17, 2010

The Qantas Airlines Model Fleet

Qantas has an average fleet age of 8.8 years as of March 2009.As of August 2010 the Qantas mainline fleet numbers 136 aircraft, albeit with some aircraft in storage. The fleet consists of the following.

As of June 2010 Qantas and its subsidiaries operate 256 Model Aircraft, which includes 52 Model Airplanes by Jetstar Airways, 52 by the various QantasLink-branded airlines, seven by Jetconnect, four by Express Freighters Australia and four by Qantas Freight. The Boeing customer code for Qantas is 38. This code appears in Boeing aircraft model numbers (such as 747-438).

The A380 operates flights from Sydney and Melbourne to Los Angeles, Singapore and London (via Singapore). Qantas is currently the only operator of the A380 to operate the superjumbos from multiple bases.

Qantas has two aircraft painted in Australian Aboriginal art liveries: Wunala Dreaming (Boeing 747-400ER VH-OEJ), and Yananyi Dreaming (Boeing 737–800 VH-VXB). Both carry striking, colourful liveries, designed by Australian Aborigines.There was previously a third livery Nalanji Dreaming (Boeing 747–300 VH-EBU), but the aircraft was sold for spare parts in 2007.


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