717 retirement

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MKS11

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Can someone please explain to me, at a time of apparent capacity issues, that 4 x A220 (so far, with next one not due until December) covers the retirement of 20 x B717s at QF???

dm12

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The 717s that flew in WA are now a whole heap of a320s and F100’s

Becky1

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The lease agreement with Alliance Airlines for the E190 aircraft is a possibility.

Ryan K

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Originally Posted by MKS11

Can someone please explain to me, at a time of apparent capacity issues, that 4 x A220 (so far, with next one not due until December) covers the retirement of 20 x B717s at QF???

There has been a lot of 737 flying on what were previously 717 routes, such as Sydney-Hobart.

Dredgy

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It's not really being replaced by A220s. Not yet at least. I flew the 717 a lot, and more often then not now I'm on an Embraer 190. Sometimes a Dash 8.

patrickk

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Originally Posted by MKS11

Can someone please explain to me, at a time of apparent capacity issues, that 4 x A220 (so far, with next one not due until December) covers the retirement of 20 x B717s at QF???

The 717s have been replaced by Embraers and others in WA and elsewhere.

greg959

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It is very disappointing and yet another example of Qantas' actions not matching its rhetoric. A big announcement was made that A220s would replace 717s on busy busy pairings like Sydney-Canberra but the reality is that the service on those routes has been downgraded to almost exclusively Dash-8s with one daily 737 service on week days. It's a further example of why the lack of domestic competition needs to be met with better consumer regulation.

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