717 Being Retired & Major Qantas News

[@Sacto1654]

I'm not surprised at the 717-200 retirements. Those planes have been hard-worked in Qantas service and probably are approaching the end of their life cycles.

[@MichaelRedding-z9o]

Great Update, good thing happening at Qantas. Best Wishes

[@rais1953]

Tha A220 is better environmentally but the end of Qantas 717s isn't an environmental advance. Those well-maintained 717s will be picked up by another airline perhaps in Asia or Africa.

[@Sacto1654]

My guess: Hawaiian Airlines will pick up several airframes to be used as parts spares for Hawaiian's current fleet.

[@rais1953]

@@Sacto1654 That would be good. It would take some them out of service.

[@jantjarks7946]

You forgot the planes which are taken out of service for the incoming 717s.

[@rais1953]

@@jantjarks7946 The airline industry is still expanding after the covid emergency so I don't necessarily expect an airline that buys old planes to be retiring the ones it has.

[@jantjarks7946]

@@rais1953 At one point they have to. Or otherwise they have to commit to very expensive checks. Buying replacements with at least some flight time left on them is much more economical. Already the big airlines are cutting routes due to plane shortages, the smaller airlines are facing the very same issue.

[@wilsonsymons3721]

I will miss Qantas’s 717’d because I REALLY LIKED the livery on it and I am GLAD that Qantas is expanding operations.

[@RaymondAllen-l3n]

Wish they would upgrade the dash 8 to the A220 on the Mildura - Melbourne route

[@747forever9]

Thank you Dj!!

[@gunvaldsandhaland7757]

I Love The A220 And I Like The Green Livery

[@gwats19577]

Visited Changi last summer on a A350❤❤❤❤❤

[@ScottPiepenburg]

Why not ship them off to Delta; I'm certain they'd love them. BTW, I wouldn't move to fast with the A220 with the P&W engine problems.

[@JohnAnderson-sq8lt]

Engine issues are over

[@robertwoodwardwoodward247]

I find it interesting that Qantas is replacing its A330's with Boeing 787's. I thought they would have chosen the A330 neo as a replacement as they seem to favour Airbus products.

[@nickolliver3021]

No they do like the 787. They have 12 787-10s soon

[@chrisweavers903]

Another stupid inefficient short mindset decision made by Joyce and his board

[@Plen3716]

They’re complementing the 787 with the a350 as an a330 replacement. Qantas choosing 787s isn’t surprising because they can use them on domestic like the a330 and on ultra ultra ultra long haul flights.

[@Plen3716]

@chrisweavers903 but why would you have both a330neo and 787? Qantas needs the range too???

[@TobyWedervang]

Beautiful video but question, are you ever going to do the olden day model airport makings, I loved them and I would love that series to come back.

[@philcleaver2703]

looks like QANTAS is at last starting to get its act together. For us sandgropers a Per Darwib link up to Singapore if the price point was right could be a winner also thinking of belly load freight win-win both ways is not to be discounted thanks for the update on QF

[@armypistol7941]

Just watched the final 717 takeoff on live, gonna check out the a220 tommorow!

[@user-yt198]

From Canada to Australia. Similar routes, similar passenger capacity. Not the climate though 😀

[@markiangooley]

I flew on 717s a lot when I flew AirTran, a big buyer. When AirTran was taken over by Southwest, the 717s were sold to Delta (and I haven’t flown on one with Delta livery). I think that Delta is phasing them out or plans to.

[@Sacto1654]

That's why Delta has a large A220 order.

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

Interesting fact: AirTran started with 10 B737-200s, based out of Orlando. Valuejet had a crash in the Everglades and couldn’t survive under their name. So they purchased AirTran and more importantly, its name. Valuejet flew the DC-9s and MD80s, so the 737s were phased out.

[@AviGamer380]

Hope they don’t retire the Fokker 100s

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

Nobody wants those Fokkers.

[@grahamariss2111]

717 was the last Douglas design to be manufactured.

[@gwats19577]

Wife went to Melbourne from LAX a few years back😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@EsotericSoul]

The 717 started life decades ago as the McDonnell Douglas DC9, MD80, MD90 and 717 after the merger with Boeing. A rather iconic aircraft….

[@robbroere1384]

Once the last 2 B717 in service with Qantas Link will retire, you will need to go to the US to fly them as only Delta and Hawaiian will still fly them.

[@thyip6167]

If any A330ceo operators replace the said aircraft with Boeing 787 Dreamliner or even the Airbus A350-900 XWBs, their cabin will be cramped because of the latter two's 3-3-3 configuration in Economy Class as opposed to the 2-4-2 layout on the A330neo!

[@htschmerdtz4465]

I think it is nice, kind-of symbolically, to have an aircraft designed and manufactured by a Commonwealth nation, especially when Canadians are poised to unseat a tyrannical PM and restore freedoms.

[@VoodardTX]

What happens to the pilots certified on the T-tail? Does Quantas recertify them on another airframe?

[@GoofyAhhParker]

I recently flew on Delta’s 717 recently from ATL to TYS

[@MyAdelaide]

I wonder if and when Qantas will offer international flights in and out of Adelaide again...

[@ExpectinSomeADifferentAlias]

RIP MD-95

[@DimaStohr]

Living next to Airport Perth, can't wait for the A220 less noise less pollution. Qantas has to change the plains they do that not because they want. The regulations push them, good for us!

[@arandomperson920]

Nooooo. Why removing the 717.

[@ronparrish6666]

MD 717 only aircraft with RR engines

[@peterhaggerty7400]

Good bye 717❤❤❤

[@richardneilan2392]

Such an ugly little airplane.

[@sainnt]

How many A220s have been delivered to Qantas?

[@cliffhigson7581]

4 so far. Vh-x4a, x4b, x4c & x4d.

[@terrygolden7726]

when 1 door plug blows out over portland another one will pop out as along as stock buy backs and max ceo comp rule the day

[@cliffhigson7581]

Hey dan not sure if you are aware but the KZbin channel @sydsquad will be live this afternoon from i believe 4pm to cover the last 717 flight.

[@brad9529]

Riding the back seats in the 717, is like being put inside a tumble dryer. Rough as hell and noisy AF. Horrible plane.

[@AIDEN_505]

Fact

[@Thesmellofrain-h6o]

The 717 is the last of the DC/MD/Boeing T-tails and is an iconic airplane. Delta plans to retire their 717’s by 2025 (?) leaving very few in operation. This type was a pleasure to fly aboard for the avgeek. I will miss seeing them. China has their T-tail. It looks suspiciously close to the 717! Go figure…

[@markiangooley]

It wasn’t perfect but I never cared. Maybe too much experience on noisy CRJs and such made me like the 717?

[@xkr510]

A220 - just exceptional to fly on. Quiet, roomy and those big windows make a huge difference. Much better than the claustrophobic E2

[@jantjarks7946]

Always remember what the 717 replaced back then. It was a huge jump up in quality as most often turboprops went out of service. Obviously, new plane generations always come together with a higher quality and experience, especially if the plane itself is larger. But the larger size also closes down options like which airports can be served.

[@nhall00195]

Now replace the old dog turd A330s!

[@grahambaker6664]

The A330 beats all the narrow bodies for any flight across the Nullarbor. Try sleeping on a red-eye flight from Perth when you are in the middle seat of a 737 or A321 with narrower seats and 2cm smaller seat pitch.

[@nhall00195]

@@grahambaker6664 I meant replace them with A350s…not single aisle, they suck

[@grahambaker6664]

@@nhall00195 The problem is Qantas is planning to replace them with A321s. The Qantas A350s and B787 are optimised for longer distances so Qantas has opted for almost exclusive use of narrow bodies in domestic and short (