Qantas Boeing 777

View the onboard seat map for the Qantas Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

1. Seat Map and Seating Chart Boeing 777 300ER Qatar Airways V2. This version of Boeing 777-300ER may transport 412 passengers in two classes: business and economy. Business class may accommodate 24 passengers. The seats of business class are located in 4 rows that have 2-2-2 configuration.
2. In late 2019 Qantas chose the A350-1000 over the proposed Boeing 777-8X for the missions and indicated it would likely need 12 airplanes. Qantas's plans call for flights from the three major.

Over the past several months, Qantas has finally started to take concrete steps towards making its long rumored project Sunrise a reality. Qantas has announced which aircraft manufacturer would supply the new jets needed to fly between London and Sydney. Hold em. That manufacturer turns out to be Airbus and those planes are A350s, but what led Qantas to go with Airbus instead of Boeing?

Qantas Aircraft

First it's important to note what type of A350 Qantas intends to operate. Currently three A350 variants exist, the A350-900, 900ULR and the 1000. That grouping is about to get just a bit bigger though, since Airbus will be building an all-new A350 variant for Qantas. This new plane ostensibly called the A350-1000ULR, will be nearly identical to the A350 1000.

At first, this might seem like an odd choice. Qantas has publicly stated that they only intend to put about 300 seats on board, but the 1000 can carry 370. In comparison, the A350-900, the little brother of 1000, has an optimal seating capacity that's much closer to that 300 seat mark.

By going with this larger plane, Qantas is signalling that it is foregoing operating costs in favor of passenger comfort. Qantas will now have the flexibility to experiment with new cabin features, such as lounges and exercise areas, ensuring customers can stay sane during their 20 hours in the air.

The interior of this 1000ULR will feature a much less dense configuration. The exterior will look identical to the 1000, the only real difference between these two planes is that Airbus will add additional fuel tanks to the 1000ULR. This is a necessity since the 1000's range is well short of the distance between London and Sydney. Making such modification should be relatively easy, meaning the plane will be available pretty soon.

This is the key reason why Qantas went with this jet, rather than what Boeing had offered. The plane Boeing had originally brought to Qantas was their 777-8, a plane that's yet to be built.

Not only have engine issues pushed back the Boeing's 777-8's first flight, but there's also a growing sense that Boeing is deep prioritizing its development as engineers continue to address a fix for the troubled 737 MAX.

Meanwhile, the A350-1000 has been flying reliably for a couple of years now, and the majority of its teething issues have already been ironed out. At the end of the day, Qantas probably just sees the A350-1000 as a much safer bet than the 777-8.

Another factor Qantas is taking into account is fleet commonality. As it stands right now, Qantas has 90 Boeing jets in its fleet and just 40 Airbus. Conventional wisdom would lead one to think that Qantas would favor Boeing in this instance, however it's important to note that of those 90 Boeing jets, just 15 of them are widebodies. Meanwhile all of Qantas 40 Airbus jets are intended for long-haul operations.

From a training and maintenance perspective, going with Airbus makes a lot of sense. Since the majority of Qantas long-haul pilots and cabin crews already fly Airbus widebodies. It'll be faster and cheaper to train them on new A350s, than it would on new Boeing jets.

It's important to note that Qantas has not yet placed an order for these jets. Their intention to purchase 12 of them is contingent on whether or not Qantas can reach agreements with regulators and flight crews, to begin operation.

The reason Qantas is announcing this now, is that it ultimately allows them to begin working more closely with Airbus to refine the exact specifications of the jet. Ultimately, this will ensure a smooth entry into service once the program has the green light.

This repaint depicts VH-EFR, currently the only Boeing 767-300F in the Qantas Freight fleet for the FSX payware 777-200LR/F by PMDG. The textures are packaged as a PMDG livery ptp file which can be conveniently installed using the PMDG Operation Center. By Michael J. Pottier.

Installation:

• Unzip PMDG777_QF_EFR.zip to a temporary folder on your desktop.
• Open PMDG Operations Center, select the 777 from the main dropdown menu, select the Livery Manager module, then the PMDG 777F from the dropdown menu. You'll see a list of all active liveries appear on the left side.
• Click the 'Click to Add' button on the right side and navigate to the temporary folder on your desktop, select 777F_Qantas_Freight.ptp and click open.
• That's it, enjoy!

1. Seat Map and Seating Chart Boeing 777 300ER Qatar Airways V2. This version of Boeing 777-300ER may transport 412 passengers in two classes: business and economy. Business class may accommodate 24 passengers. The seats of business class are located in 4 rows that have 2-2-2 configuration.
2. In late 2019 Qantas chose the A350-1000 over the proposed Boeing 777-8X for the missions and indicated it would likely need 12 airplanes. Qantas's plans call for flights from the three major.

Over the past several months, Qantas has finally started to take concrete steps towards making its long rumored project Sunrise a reality. Qantas has announced which aircraft manufacturer would supply the new jets needed to fly between London and Sydney. Hold em. That manufacturer turns out to be Airbus and those planes are A350s, but what led Qantas to go with Airbus instead of Boeing?

Qantas Aircraft

First it's important to note what type of A350 Qantas intends to operate. Currently three A350 variants exist, the A350-900, 900ULR and the 1000. That grouping is about to get just a bit bigger though, since Airbus will be building an all-new A350 variant for Qantas. This new plane ostensibly called the A350-1000ULR, will be nearly identical to the A350 1000.

At first, this might seem like an odd choice. Qantas has publicly stated that they only intend to put about 300 seats on board, but the 1000 can carry 370. In comparison, the A350-900, the little brother of 1000, has an optimal seating capacity that's much closer to that 300 seat mark.

By going with this larger plane, Qantas is signalling that it is foregoing operating costs in favor of passenger comfort. Qantas will now have the flexibility to experiment with new cabin features, such as lounges and exercise areas, ensuring customers can stay sane during their 20 hours in the air.

The interior of this 1000ULR will feature a much less dense configuration. The exterior will look identical to the 1000, the only real difference between these two planes is that Airbus will add additional fuel tanks to the 1000ULR. This is a necessity since the 1000's range is well short of the distance between London and Sydney. Making such modification should be relatively easy, meaning the plane will be available pretty soon.

This is the key reason why Qantas went with this jet, rather than what Boeing had offered. The plane Boeing had originally brought to Qantas was their 777-8, a plane that's yet to be built.

Not only have engine issues pushed back the Boeing's 777-8's first flight, but there's also a growing sense that Boeing is deep prioritizing its development as engineers continue to address a fix for the troubled 737 MAX.

Meanwhile, the A350-1000 has been flying reliably for a couple of years now, and the majority of its teething issues have already been ironed out. At the end of the day, Qantas probably just sees the A350-1000 as a much safer bet than the 777-8.

Another factor Qantas is taking into account is fleet commonality. As it stands right now, Qantas has 90 Boeing jets in its fleet and just 40 Airbus. Conventional wisdom would lead one to think that Qantas would favor Boeing in this instance, however it's important to note that of those 90 Boeing jets, just 15 of them are widebodies. Meanwhile all of Qantas 40 Airbus jets are intended for long-haul operations.

From a training and maintenance perspective, going with Airbus makes a lot of sense. Since the majority of Qantas long-haul pilots and cabin crews already fly Airbus widebodies. It'll be faster and cheaper to train them on new A350s, than it would on new Boeing jets.

It's important to note that Qantas has not yet placed an order for these jets. Their intention to purchase 12 of them is contingent on whether or not Qantas can reach agreements with regulators and flight crews, to begin operation.

The reason Qantas is announcing this now, is that it ultimately allows them to begin working more closely with Airbus to refine the exact specifications of the jet. Ultimately, this will ensure a smooth entry into service once the program has the green light.

This repaint depicts VH-EFR, currently the only Boeing 767-300F in the Qantas Freight fleet for the FSX payware 777-200LR/F by PMDG. The textures are packaged as a PMDG livery ptp file which can be conveniently installed using the PMDG Operation Center. By Michael J. Pottier.

Installation:

• Unzip PMDG777_QF_EFR.zip to a temporary folder on your desktop.
• Open PMDG Operations Center, select the 777 from the main dropdown menu, select the Livery Manager module, then the PMDG 777F from the dropdown menu. You'll see a list of all active liveries appear on the left side.
• Click the 'Click to Add' button on the right side and navigate to the temporary folder on your desktop, select 777F_Qantas_Freight.ptp and click open.
• That's it, enjoy!

In the unlikely event the livery does not appear within FSX try the following:

Qantas Boeing 777 Jet

• Navigate to C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft GamesMicrosoft Flight Simulator XSimObjectsAirplanesPMDG 777F
• Open the aircraft.cfg file with notepad then copy and paste the lines below after the last [fltsim.XX] entry replacing the XX with next corresponding number.

Qantas Boeing 747

[fltsim.XX]
title=PMDG 777-QANTAS FREIGHT EFR
sim=B777-200F
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=QEFR
atc_airline=Qantas
atc_id=EFR
atc_flight_number=12
atc_heavy=1
atc_model=777F
atc_parking_types=GATE,RAMP
atc_type=BOEING
ui_createdby=PMDG, Repaint by Michael J Pottier.
ui_manufacturer=Boeing
ui_type=777FX
ui_typerole=777FX
ui_variation=Qantas Freight
airline_name=Qantas Freight
description=Boeing 777F powered by GE90 engines v 1.0nPMDG SimulationsnProduced under license from Boeing Management Company.nnBoeing 777, 777-200LR, 777-200LR & Boeing are among the trademarks owned by Boeing.
visual_damage=0