Jetstar's first 787 delivered and routes announced!

Jetstar's first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner has finally arrived in Australia. VH-VKA arrived in Melbourne yesterday in the early afternoon. The aircraft flew from Paine Field via Honolulu on delivery to Jetstar with many important people and media on-board including the Qantas CEO Alan Joyce.

To coincide with the delivery of the first Dreamliner, Jetstar announced the routes that the aircraft would operate. The inaugural flight will be on Wednesday 13 November and will be from Melbourne to the Gold Coast. I will be on-board this flight along with many other aviation enthusiasts. On Thursday 14 November the aircraft will fly from Melbourne-Cairns and return. From 15 November through til 16 December the aircraft will operate JQ944/947 MEL-CNS-MEL and JQ444/447 MEL-OOL-MEL on a daily basis. From December 18 the aircraft will move from domestic to international routes operating MEL-DPS-MEL on a daily basis.

Melbourne – Gold Coast

13NOV13
JQ432 MEL1100 – 1205OOL 787 3
JQ435 OOL1530 – 1845MEL 787 3

 

From 15NOV13 to 16DEC13, Boeing 787 operates JQ444/447 on daily basis, except selected dates

 JQ444 MEL1510 – 1615OOL 788
JQ447 OOL1715 – 2030MEL 788

 

Melbourne – Cairns 14NOV13 – 16DEC13 1 daily

 JQ944 MEL0600 – 0820CNS 788 D
JQ947 CNS0920 – 1340MEL 788 D

 

Planned Boeing 787 operation remains subject to change.

Between now and November the aircraft will operate a number of proving and training flights. The 787 will be on the Gold Coast tomorrow, arriving at 1105 and departing at 1400. It will be back on Sunday 20 October arriving at 1030. There will probably be other flights as well. It will be in Cairns on Saturday 26 October as well.

 

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