16+ Years: Qantas’ Oldest Airbus A380 Returns To Service

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15 күн бұрын

It has taken a long time, but Qantas' first delivered A380, registration VH-OQA, has re-entered commercial service. The over-16-year-old quadjet was the 14th A380 built, based on its Manufacturer Serial Number (MSN).
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@cabottaxi 13 күн бұрын

Great to hear. Everyone that has flown on the 380 loves them.

@stevesmoneypit6137 6 күн бұрын

I don’t 🤷‍♂️

@DreamlinerFan2016 13 күн бұрын

Glad to hear that Qantas’ first A380 has finally returned to service!

@NigelDMarvin 13 күн бұрын

I have flown on the Qantas A380 (and the 747-400er) multiple times on QF12 and QF11 between JFK and SYD. And I loved every second of it.

@Inflight777 13 күн бұрын

Glad to hear they're bringing them back in style

@r12004rewy 12 күн бұрын

Great news for Qantas and the 380, hopefully the remaining 4 will all be back into service later this year or early 25.

@dovidershowitz243 13 күн бұрын

Glad to have you back Big guy😊😊

@johng7265 7 күн бұрын

Qantas A380, their best plane in the sky, BY FAR !!!!

@jackbrady9738 3 күн бұрын

Couldn’t agree more

@grriceman782 13 күн бұрын

Way to go mate 😊

@tylerduchesneau 13 күн бұрын

Incredible that any of them are being scrapped. They aren’t making any more of them.

@aviationfromnaman 13 күн бұрын

This the hero for landing safely

@suhailmohammed5908 8 күн бұрын

Lovely with strength going on best Airbus ever quietest and safe travel

@robertparry4929 3 күн бұрын

Flew it from Singapore to London in 2019. Great flight.

@IheartplanesA320 13 күн бұрын

I mostly fly the A380 from Sydney to Lax

@TimAnnear_1961 14 сағат бұрын

The A380 is the best long haul aircraft I've ever flown on (with QF). Smooth quiet spacious and the passenger experience beats the 747 and other long haul jets hands down.

@user-ee3mw7cy1d 4 күн бұрын

Went Melbourne LA , very smooth , surprisingly comfy in cattle, I’m a fan of the A380

@user-nf8ui1sq4g 10 күн бұрын

was on the inaugural flight in Oct 2008. MEL-LAX, Some ex-A380 routes pre-COVID still use 787's, eg SYD-DFW. obviously more profitable

@ethanpham3187 13 күн бұрын

Yay! 🎉

@davidapswoude3259 4 күн бұрын

I use to commute between Melb and Aspen Colorado. A380 Mel to LAX was the best. It was ever so quiet and Best value was Premium economy (exit rows).

@itsluek 6 күн бұрын

Flown all classes on the QA380 fleet and must say, economy isn't so bad, but business class is the sweet spot!

@rustybros 13 күн бұрын

I saw the OQA 380 being tow to the hangar just last week.

@George-xb5ey 2 күн бұрын

I can't believe the a380 is almost 20 years old

@Aviation77W 13 күн бұрын

Delta 777-200LR should return

@ulrichschenk8202 13 күн бұрын

Not really

@Heisenberg2K 13 күн бұрын

Leased to Air India

@markeden767 12 күн бұрын

Awesome wish they brought the A380 Syd-dfw back

@unggrabb 8 күн бұрын

All booking engines should allow aircraft selection. And of course allow deselecting 737 MAX

@MrFredericandre 3 күн бұрын

The Max is probably the safest aircraft in production after all the scrutiny.

@unggrabb 3 күн бұрын

@@MrFredericandre that is what the passengers thoughon the Alaskan flight when "the door fell off"

@sainnt 13 күн бұрын

My only experiences on the A380 are on Emirates and Qantas, both great experiences, except for the fact that Qantas has no WiFi.

@AndyPat239 7 күн бұрын

i think it's coming?

@sainnt 7 күн бұрын

@@AndyPat239Yes, it's coming, but they've been behind the game for too long

@Arceemunoz 10 күн бұрын

VH-OQA. She's the Flying Carpathia!!

@tw25rw 12 күн бұрын

Shame there isn't a reengine option to keep them flying longer.

@xrq3223 13 күн бұрын

what about Sydney-Hong Kong?

@whophd 6 күн бұрын

Had some pretty poor experiences on Qantas A380 about ten years ago, but that was more to do with ticketing policies and cabin crew procedures. The entertainment system went out of date very rapidly (super slow) but that's not really the plane's fault either, and the technology may have been the victim of bad timing when the purchase happened.

@Tpr_1808 13 күн бұрын

My experience with the a380 was with Qatar Airways 2 tears ago from OTBD to EGLL I also wonder why Qantas scrapped 2 younger a380s than the one in the video

@80smusic43 13 күн бұрын

VH-OQE and VH-OQF (the 2 that were scrapped) were more viable parts donors than the older models. VH-OQA (the oldest in service) also has relatively less use due to its engine incident and COVID-19, having been in storage from 2010-2012 for repairs and 2020-2024 due to COVID, in total only about 12 years of use.

@Tpr_1808 13 күн бұрын

@@80smusic43 Makes sense now. Thanks

@noahglavan 12 күн бұрын

But I think the oldest A380 right now is Global Airlines, the MSN is 006. It was Delivered to Singapore Airlines.

@BMshift 9 күн бұрын

i have photo of 3 qantas a380 while ive been in abu-dhabi airport

@dovidershowitz243 13 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤

@noreal5856 6 күн бұрын

Sadly, the gone of B747 and A380 with airports mostly replaced by 1-floor aircraft like B787 is kind of sad😢

@larryhou968 13 күн бұрын

I want that bck

@RP-C8780 11 күн бұрын

I saw vhoqa going to la

@MoritzvonSchweinitz 13 күн бұрын

I wonder why they kept this oldest bird flying, but already scrapped some slightly younger ones?

@80smusic43 12 күн бұрын

VH-OQE and VH-OQF (the 2 that were scrapped) were more viable parts donors than the older models.VH-OQA (the oldest in service) also has relatively less use due to its engine incident and COVID-19, having been in storage from 2010-2012 for repairs and 2020-2024 due to COVID, in total only about 12 years of use.