The first of up to four ex-Air France Airbus A380s has been positioned into Ireland West Airport for storage, signalling the start of the airline’s superjumbo retirement process. Chief executive Alan Joyce said the results were âshaped by extraordinary events that have made for the worst trading conditions in our 100-year historyâ. Congratulations Richard on your retirement after a 45-year professional flying career. Air France retired its entire A380 fleet as a result of the current pandemic, and Lufthansa doesn’t plan on flying its A380 fleet in the next couple of years either. As the aviation industry is caught in the coronavirus crisis, American Airlines is accelerating the retirement of its older Boeing 767s. The past few years, especially, have seen the gradual retirement of iconic quad-engine aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 from global airline fleets in favor of twin-engine aircraft. âI’ll miss the teams in the cockpit and cabin that together solved problems from bad weather and aircraft failures through to helping passengers in physical and emotional distress. Do you think that the aviation industry will recover by 2024? While this retirement is not a direct causality of the COVID-19 pandemic, the once-reverenced “Eighth Wonder” is slowly withdrawing from the skies as airlines […] Richard DC was only 2 years away from retirement age anyway. But good to know that you know better, good man. The double-decker superjumbo underwent significant repairs that took 16 months to complete and cost $139 million before it eventually returned to service in April 2012. What would be your genius, non “political” solution? Qantas have confirmed that the A380 will be phased out within the next 10 years. As the Captain of Qantas flight QF32, that suffered an uncontained failure in one the aircraft’s four Rolls Royce Trent 900 engines 10 years ago tomorrow, you were the true hero in saving the lives of the 440 passengers and 29 crew aboard the aircraft. Qantas plans to retire the last of its two Boeing 747s this month. Qantas will lay off 6,000 staff Qantas currently employs around 29,000 people. A cold and windy evening for the arrival of the 1st of Air France due for retirement/ scrapping. It’s not at all the planned ending to an amazing career but Richard is not the kind of person to let COVID make his life fall apart. As the latest nail in the coffin … It remains unclear which kind of aircraft will come to replace the Airbus A380. "We're parking the A380s for at least three years," Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce confirmed to media during a press teleconference following the announcement of a … Not one that fights Covid. However, to this today, I am still somewhat puzzled by the fact that you failed the check flight on the basis that the flight was not concluded. Photo – Bernie Leighton Fortunately Qantas hasn’t permanently retired their A380s, but they’ve mothballed them until at least 2023. It said there was âsignificant uncertaintyâ as to when flying levels will support the return of the A380, and revealed it would defer deliveries of A321neo and 787-9. âAs a result, the carrying value of the A380 fleet, spare engines and spare parts will be written down to their fair value,â Qantas said. The airline told staff last week there would be moves in head office following the retirement of its human resources boss Lesley Grant at the end of year. Emirates chief, Sir Tim Clark, says the airline industry will bounce back strongly and his airline is planning for that recovery. Interestingly, the airline has scheduled a one-time charter A380 service from Sydney to Orlando, Florida via Los Angeles on January 19, 2020. I have to say, although it is sad to have oneâs career ended for reasons other that that personâs own choice, Richard DC wonât be too far out of pocket. I gotta say I was shocked at the âpolitical decision â comment! The move would be one of the largest fleet shake-ups of the COVID-19 pandemic. Qantas has had 65 different Boeing 747 for over almost 50 years. See, in grit terms what is actually happening. It is understood that Qantas will make a decision on this project in August after the best and final offers are offered by the two manufacturers. Qantas has had a long and successful history with the Boeing 747 series aircraft. It is expected that Boeing will come with a ultra long range solution shortly. The Airbus A380s will continue to be in the fleet for another ten years. Happy trails. The airline’s A380s average a short 9.8 years of age, which at the time of retirement will have the same age average of its retiring 747-400s. I thoroughly enjoyed your book QF32. Here is a tip, go and do a shift at Royal Melbourne ICU, or ED, just for one day, there’s a good chap. MIAMI - “United 1 Heavy, contact departure!” Banking gracefully left, the mighty Boeing 777 climbed skyward, roaring past the edge of my bed, over... LONDON – As we know, Flybe (BE) went into administration back in March this year, following a few years of financial downturns. Currently, the A350-900ULR operates the world’s longest flight, an 18-hour journey between Singapore and Newark with Singapore Airlines. According to Joyce, the airline is planning to retire its last seven 747-400s by next year, and the Airbus A380s by 2030. All those of us who are now, for whatever reason, grounded must hold on to the good 99% boredom happy memories and, be proud of the 1% of times, though scared wittless, we prevailed, relied on our knowledge, dumb luck or,the hand of God and lived to walk away from it and, to grow old. Qantas Flight 32 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from London to Sydney via Singapore.On 4 November 2010, the aircraft operating the route, an Airbus A380, suffered an uncontained failure in one of its four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines. VH-OQA, a Qantas A380-841 on the ramp at Avalon Airport, Victoria five years ago. The failure occurred over Batam Island, Indonesia, four minutes after takeoff from Singapore Changi Airport. We had confidence and felt safe, and looked forward to maybe being lucky enough to have you walk down the aisles on a future flight, just as you describe in your books. But to back up that statement, Qantas started refurbishing its A380s. AR: […] Genius idea David. Exactly the same logic which objects to fruitflies crossing the border. The type has helped it run operations over the pacific and to Europe and was the pride of the QF fleet before the Airbus A380. This led to an internal oil leak and fire, with the turbine disc eventually bursting through the engine casing. After that, the Queen Of The Skies was supposed to enjoy an eighteen month victory lap on the Johannesburg, Tokyo and Santiago runs; followed by the biggest farewell party the aviation world has ever seen. Depending on how travel trends play out in the coming years, it’s not impossible that they might leave the skies for good. Very well structured and fair responses! #A350-900 & specially A350-1000 on final steps in Qantas "Project Sunrise".BAFO (best and final offer) in July, decission in August.Both variants fullfil the requirements for "ultra-long-range flying & high-capacity flying" to operate nonstop flights between Sydney & London. Investigators found the failure was due to a fatigue crack in an oil feed-pipe in the number two Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine of the aircraft. Well I am not sure about that. Lufthansa is planning to retire all of their Airbus A380s, the bulk of their smaller A340s and all of their older Boeing 747-400s. As of today, the airline operates one 22.7-year-old Boeing 747-400, and six 16.4-year-old 747-400(ER) aircraft, all of which will be replaced with “additional six Boeing 787s,” as noted by Joyce. Even if they decide to retrain in another field thatâs 3 years of study and several years of work at minimum wage, the last thing you need with a big mortgage and a young family. In an exclusive two-part interview, Sir Tim outlines his thoughts. Qantas has had a varied fleet since the airline's inception. I also thoroughly enjoyed reading your books Richard. The hero Qantas pilot who saved 469 lives on board when his plane's engine exploded mid-air has been forced into early retirement by COVID-19.. LONDON – During the IATA Annual General Meeting in Seoul, Qantas’ CEO Alan Joyce confirmed fleet retirement plans for both its Boeing 747-400s and Airbus A380s. Qantas announces farewell flight sale ahead of Boeing 747 retirement. Enforced Retirement is hard to enjoy. The aircraft, registered as A6-EDB, has been in Emirates’ fleet for 12 years and completed its final flight on Oct. 27. On Tuesday, Emirates officially retired its first A380 jumbo jet. The airline has also added domestic 747 flights between Sydney and Adelaide, Brisbane, and Melbourne—a remarkable opportunity for passengers to enjoy short flights on the retiring Queen of the Skies. We’re sorry you have been forced to retire early. The A380 is the only aircraft in Qantas’ fleet to feature an international first-class product, meaning that Qantas won’t be offering first class for at least the next three years. I LOVE the A380 and I love Richard’s book “QF32”. The airline announced months ago that all 12 of its A380s would enter hibernation, with six of those being upgraded beforehand. Speaking to Traveller, Captain de Crespigny said, âCOVID-19 has terminated my 45-year professional flying career. In June, the Qantas Group announced it would ground 100 aircraft for up to 12 months, including most of its international fleet. Dave Stock: You write “Purely a political decision”. Heâll be fine. In fact, we straight away thought of you when the Qantas announcements were made, knowing your skills & passion for flying. Two months later, the airline said a further 2,500 ground handling jobs could be lost if proposals to outsource the operation were accepted. Qatar Airways Reveals A380 Retirement Plans. Anyway, I wish you and your wife a long, healthy and happy retirement. Have hundreds of people flying around in petri dishes going here, there and everywhere, spreading COVID 19. Speaking at the IATA AGM, Chief Executive Alan Joyce said they are committed to operating the Airbus for ‘up to ten years’. However, the airline’s recent intentions to link Sydney with London with a nonstop flight (dubbed Project Sunrise) is pushing Boeing and Airbus to develop a range upgrade to either the 777X or A350-1000ULR, which would allow operating the world’s longest flight, aimed at 22 hours. The airline plans to retrofit its interiors to withstand an additional decade soaring the skies. Captain de Crespigny (with technical log) and fellow QF32 crew member Captain Dave Evans with Qantas Engineeringâs Cameron Young and Tim Gent, and head of Qantasâs Integrated Operations Centre Alan Milne. Small piece of Australian aviation history ends with retirement of Captain Gordon Phillips. Qantas has twelve A380s and last year announced plans to retire them by the end of the 2020s. 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Post-Flybe: What’s Next For The UK Regional Market? LONDON – During the IATA Annual General Meeting in Seoul, Qantas’ CEO Alan Joyce confirmed fleet retirement plans for both its Boeing 747-400s and Airbus A380s. By subscribing, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement, Morrison tight-lipped on âAviationKeeperâ in crucial speech, Etihad holds firm and continues UK repatriations, Queensland opens to Greater Sydney without fanfare, Airbus agrees maintenance contract for RAAFâs KC-30As. Many will never fly again. The moment Qantas started retiring the Boeing 747 s and deciding to place the Airbus A380’S in storage in the US Desert, unfortunately the writing was on the wall for Richard. The drastic cuts followed the businessâ full-year financial results showing a loss before tax of $2.7 billion and an underlying profit before tax of just $124 million. It landed at the Victorville, California, facility 11 hours later. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Very large text size Qantas is considering moving some of its Airbus A380s into long-term storage in the Californian desert ahead of … Qantas Boeing 747 jumbo jet retirement: Veteran pilot says goodbye to 'Queen of the skies' Josh Dye For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Meanwhile, at least three airlines have grounded their fleets of A380 aircraft, while Emirates is reportedly in discussions to postpone the last eight superjumbos deliveries. The A380 made its debut in 2005 and was touted as the future of aviation, with companies like Singapore Airlines, Emirates, British Airways and Qantas all betting on the bird. In September, Australian Aviation reported that the Qantasâ A380 fleet may have seen its final international flight for three years after the last of the models being refurbished flew to a Californian desert boneyard on Friday. Iâm more concerned about the many young pilots in their 20âs, 30âs and 40âs, who have large education and mortgage debts, and many who would have young families, who are now looking at zero employment options in aviation for the best part of a decade. With long-haul routes being the most affected by travel bans, … Earlier I wrote about how it’s rumored that the end of Airbus A380 production will soon be announced. Congratulations to Richard on a remarkable career. Qatar Airlines, which has ten A380s in its fleet, has announced it … The retirement of VH-OJU, which was the last remaining Rolls-Royce-powered 747-438 in the Qantas fleet, left six GE-powered 747-438ERs (VH-OEE … pic.twitter.com/pJF3mncYv2. It will take a year to reconfigure all twelve of them. Captain de Crespigny was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia after returning the stricken plane to Singapore Changi Airport and helping to save the lives of 440 passengers and 29 crew members on board almost exactly 10 years ago. âI loved flying the remarkable A380 and walking the aisles, meeting the passionate passengers who loved and supported us. Australia's Qantas Airways has retired its last Boeing 747 with a flourish. (CNN) — It was once the all-conquering superjumbo, but today it's more likely to be viewed as a white elephant. Qantas captain Richard de Crespigny, best known for safely landing an A380 when its engine exploded, has revealed COVID has forced him into early retirement. WHEN Captain Gordon Phillips stepped out of his Qantas A380 cockpit in Sydney on Wednesday, a … 1 of 18 Qantas will retire the grand old Queen of the Skies from SFO-Sydney service this December. Here’s hoping we will see you back soon in an A380 enjoying some leisure travel as a business/first passenger. After taxpayer funded training, and 35 years of flying under a very generous contract with an early retirement package to boot money shouldnât be an issue for him. Qantas Airways, the biggest airline company in Australia, operated their last 747 flight recently with a special goodbye – by drawing its iconic logo, a kangaroo, in the sky. James is a passionate AvGeek based in Manchester, U.K who has been actively spotting for years. Sure, it has a drastic impact on the aviation sector and the people who work in it. February 13, 2019 by Ben 25. Qantas: Airbus A380 upgrades, Boeing 747 retirement still on track Good news for the superjumbo, not so much for the original jumbo jet... By David Flynn, April 9 2020 Qantas says plans to refurbish its Airbus A380s and retire its Boeing 747 remain on track, despite the coronavirus hurling a giant-sized spanner into the works. As first reported by Executive Traveller, the Australian carrier will send … Well done Richard, happy retirement. Captain de Crespigny was at the controls of VH-OQA when its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine exploded shortly after it took off from Singapore in November 2010, causing a major fire. The Airbus A380 jets, which usually service international routes to and from London and Los Angeles, will instead fly to the US’ Mojave Desert and remain there until the middle of 2023 at least. Purely a political decision. Many peoplesâ careersâ have come to an end due to this pandemic. Governments on both sides of politics, whether state or federal, have adopted similar positions on border controls. What a waste of a highly Skilled Qantas flight Captain. The moment Qantas started retiring the Boeing 747 s and deciding to place the Airbus A380’S in storage in the US Desert, unfortunately the writing was on the wall for Richard. 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Making money for Alan’s empire airways, but killing people off slowly, but increasingly rapidly, as can be seen throughout the rest of the world. Chief executive Alan Joyce added that the A380s âhave to remain on the ground for at least three years until we see those international volumes brought backâ. Qantas is planning a series of farewell flights for the iconic 747 jumbo jet … Qantas will only operate the A380 for ‘up to’ 10 years. States impose border restrictions on WA after Perth... ATSB reaffirms carbon monoxide caused Beaver floatplane crash, Rex shareholders approve plan for capital city flights. Qantas isn’t alone in reconsidering the A380 as a result of the current pandemic. In the second part, to be published on Wednesday, December 30, Sir Tim talks about premium economy, the A380 saga, and the 777X. Qantas has said it will send its fleet of flagship superjumbo aeroplanes to desert storage for at least the next three years. I am not surprised. Somewhat unrelated to that, there’s an interesting announcement from Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways’ CEO. Qantas will ground its entire flagship Airbus A380 fleet until at least the middle of 2023 as the airline comes to grips with what's expected to be a prolonged downturn in international travel. Our Qantas flights (many overseas as well as domestic) were always much-looked forward to. Qantas Confirms 747 Retirement By 2020, A380 by 2030. Qantas cancelled its last A380 order in February, just like Emirates, keeping only 12 jumbo jets. Despite significant structural and systems damage, Captain de Crespigny and his colleagues in the flight deck â Qantasâ first A380 and named after Australian aviation legend Nancy-Bird Walton â managed to return to Singapore Changi Airport for a safe landing. Only 2 years away from retirement Iâm concerned about for flying and all of their smaller A340s and of! 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