Modernizing With Airbus: The Qantas Fleet In 2024

It’s been two years since we took a look at the fleet of Australian carrier Qantas.

A part of the Qantas Group, Qantas (the mainline carrier) has 125 aircraft in its fleet - at least at the time of this video’s production. There are even more aircraft operating under the group’s regional brand QantasLink, as well as a handful of cargo aircraft flying with Qantas Freight.

In today’s video, we’ll examine the current fleet of Qantas and QantasLink and what we can expect in the years to come!

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[LongHaulbySimpleFlying]

CORRECTION at 6:49 - Qantas ordered 4 787-9s and 8 787-10s, a total of 12 Boeing 787s; the text incorrectly states 12 787-9s.

[kuckoo]

Boeing has really blown it.
Like Qantas, nearly all international carriers that are using legacy 737s are replacing them with Airbus A220 and A320 family of aircraft. The only exceptions seem to be airlines with fleets consisting entirely - or almost entirely - of Boeing models (Southwest, Ryanair, etc).

[Tina-df]

It's a beautiful sight to behold when their A380 is coming into land at Heathrow.

[EuropeanRailfan-AM]

Soon the only Boeings of many airlines will be 787s (and maybe 777Xs, depending on whether EIS will be 2026 or not)

[Mary-ktvr]

I am excited about the new fleet. And I cant wait to go glying with my national carrier.

[MaxiChannel]

Absolutely love your videos, as a resident Tasmanian would like to point out native Launceston pronunciation is Lonn-sess-ton if ever our little city comes up in a script again. Don't feel bad, even Australian mainlanders get it wrong too!

[JDFloyd]

I have had significant international long-haul travel, and I am looking forward to taking a Qantas Project Sunrise flight.

[tomkleiner]

Absolutely love this video.
Great to see our national carrier featured! Very excited for the fleet renewal.
Qantas has come a long way from the dark days of Mid 2022.
And it’s all very exciting for the future!
Keen to see the next update in 2026 once the A350’s are flying!

[HollandD]

KLM, Qantas are both going full Airbus (a little Embraer). Boeing really Fked up

[theflopdontstop]

Qantas A330s while still old are still comfortable, it's a shame to see such a reliable aircraft be phased out over time. And most heartbreaking of all, the A380s. Even though I understand they aren't fuel efficient, it's like a stab in the heart to see them leave. I hope I get a chance to fly on one before they leave. On the bright side, I'm happy to see new A220s, A321XLRs and A350s, finally with the addition of in-flight wifi.

[RexyH]

I would hope that the new aircraft will include an improvement in the service & overall pride in the company, which is sorely lacking at the moment.

[GeorgeTH]

4:54 the math aint mathing, 20+157=177

[Plen]

Vanessa really seems to be turning Qantas around and even Alan Joyce (shock horror) has made he perfect fleet decisions. I can't wait for the Qantas a350 their cabins look STUNNING!

[Emperorvalse]

Yes to the aircraft types but a big no for the decision to go BYOD instead of installing the screens in the seats. I travel light so no tablet and I really think swapping a bigger screen in a seat for the small screen of my phone is not a step ahead.

[Dudedoesstuffright]

I'll miss the Qantas IFE screens with the 737 is phased out

[timothybogle]

Qantas buys a lot of Canadian metal both the A220 and the Q400 (I count the A220 as Canadian).

[SiriusSamRBX]

Am very happy good job Qantas and I hope the government does not make them sell Jetstar. Good job Qantas Virgin and Rex

[FLT]

In my opinion the ultimate and most efficient line up for QF would have been:

Airbus A350-1000
Airbus A330-900
Airbus A330-800
Airbus A321XLR
Airbus A320neo.

[magical_catgirl]

😅Launceston has been revealed as having one of the top 5 most challenging place names to pronounce in the country.

Placing at number four behind Cairns, Prahran and Melbourne, Tasmania’s second biggest city was found to often be mispronounced as Lawn-ses-tun, Lawn-ston or Lawn-chess-ton and not the correct Lonn-ses-tun.🤣

[sheerluckholmes]

It may well be a very exciting time for Qantas and Qantaslink but not so much for travellers who will still get stiffed at every opportunity.