Qantas 787-9 to enter service in November on domestic routes

[fungus]

Qantas 787-9 to enter service in November on domestic routes, preliminary schedules show

Qantas has filed preliminary flight schedules showing its soon-to-arrive Boeing 787-9 will operate domestic services from Melbourne to Perth and Sydney prior to commencing long-haul services to Los Angeles.

The airline is due to take delivery of its first 787-9 in the middle of October, with an exact delivery date yet to be officially confirmed.

While nonstop Melbourne-Los Angeles flights with the 787-9 are due to take off from December 15, preliminary filings with global distribution systems (GDS) showed Qantas planned to operate regular public transport (RPT) domestic flights from November 6.

http://australianaviation.com.au/2017/08/preliminary-schedules-show-qantas-787-9-to-begin-service-in-november-on-two-domestic-routes/

[Oblivian]

Hehe they used that tactic here for NZ-AU flights, allows for crew training in the new kitchen layout and such while not being restricted to numbers for bed rotation. And upcoming pilots to sit jumpseat for a feel.