QANTAS Airbus A380-800 VH-OQB
QANTAS Airbus A380-800 VH-OQB

VH-OQB Maintenance Record
Details of all maintenance stoppages of five days or greater and company facilities and all maintenance stops at other facilities since 2011.
VH-OQB Tracker
Details of all tracked flights made by VH-OQB in the past 30 days. For older flights please see Jet Tracker.
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VH-OQB News History
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Positions to Los Angeles Storage.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB positioned Sydney – Los Angeles for storage this evening as QF6002.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Positioning Flight.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB positioned Sydney – Melbourne as QF6012 this morning after arriving as QF8D from Dallas-Fort Worth. The aircraft then operated QF35 Melbourne – Singapore.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates Delayed Sydney – Dallas-Fort Worth Service.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated yesterday’s delayed QF7/QF8 Sydney – Dallas-Fort Worth rotation this afternoon as QF7D/QF8D.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates Los Angeles – Sydney Extra.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated an additional Los Angeles – Sydney sector this evening as QF18.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates Additional Sydney – Los Angeles Sector.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated an additional Sydney – Los Angeles sector this evening as QF17.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Sydney Maintenance.
Following the door damage it sustained on 8th November, QANTAS A380 VH-OQB returned to service this morning operating QF11 Sydney – Los Angeles.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Sydney Jet Base Incident.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB arrived into Sydney this morning as QF8 from Dallas-Fort Worth (depart Dallas-Fort Worth 6th November), the aircraft then went to the jet base fo maintenance attention and was scheduled to operate QF1 Sydney – Singapore – London Heathrow this afternoon. However when being pushed back out of the hangar the aircraft sustained damage to Door R1 and was unable to return to service.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Abu Dhabi Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB, which has been under maintenance at Abu Dhabi since 15th May, positioned Abu Dhabi – Sydney late this afternoon as QF6010.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Abu Dhabi Test Flight.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB, which has been under maintenance at Abu Dhabi since 15th May, undertook a four and a half hour Abu Dhabi – Abu Dhabi test flight late this morning as QF6025.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Positions to Abu Dhabi Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB positioned Sydney – Abu Dhabi for maintenance this afternoon as QF6011.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF8 Brisbane Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operating QF8 Dallas-Fort Worth – Sydney (depart Dallas-Fort Worth 17th February) diverted to Brisbane early this morning. After two and a half hours on the ground the aircraft positioned Brisbane – Sydney as QF6002.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF12 Brisbane Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operating QF12 Los Angeles – Sydney (depart Los Angeles 15th February) diverted via Brisbane early this morning.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates Sydney – Los Angeles Extra.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated an additional Sydney – Los Angeles sector this evening as QF17.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates Los Angeles – Sydney Extra.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated an additional Los Angeles – Sydney sector this evening as QF18.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Dubai Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB, which has been under maintenance at Dubai since 10th October, positioned Dubai – Sydney this morning as QF6012. The aircraft new been repainted from QANTAS New Roo (2007) into QANTAS Silver Roo (2016) livery.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Positions to Dubai Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB positioned Sydney – Dubai for maintenance this afternoon as QF6011.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Singapore Turnaround.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated the Sydney – Singapore sector of QF1 Sydney – Singapore – London Heathrow this afternoon, then turned around to operate QF82 Singapore – Sydney.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Sydney Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB, which has been under maintenance at Sydney since 20th June, returned to service early this afternoon operating QF7 Sydney – Dallas-Fort Worth.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Enters Sydney Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB entered the Sydney maintenance facility this morning after arriving as QF12 from Los Angeles.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF1 Overnight Singapore Delay.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated the Sydney – Singapore sector or QF1 Sydney – Singapore – London Heathrow this afternoon, however the onward sector to London Heathrow has been delayed overnight. This was due to minimum rest requirements for the UK based cabin crew for this sector who had been delayed into Singapore due to late running QF2 London Heathrow – Singapore services.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Singapore Flight Switch.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB arrived into Singapore early this evening as QF2 from London Heathrow (depart London Heathrow 21st April), then went forward to Australia operating QF36 Singapore – Melbourne.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Sydney Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB, which has been under maintenance at Sydney since 31st March, returned to service this afternoon operating QF1 Sydney – Singapore – London Heathrow.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Enters Sydney Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB entered the Sydney maintenance facility this morning after arriving as QF12 from Los Angeles.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Melbourne Technical Issue.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB arrived into Melbourne this evening as QF10 from London Heathrow and Dubai (depart London Heathrow 21st January), however the return QF9 was cancelled due to a technical issue.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Dallas-Fort Worth as QF8D.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated QF7 Sydney – Dallas-Fort Worth this afternoon, however the return QF8 operated as QF8D due to a late running of yesterday’s service.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Dallas-Fort Worth.
Following its overnight delay, QANTAS A380 VH-OQB departed Dallas-Fort Worth this morning operating yesterday’s delayed QF8 Dallas-Fort Worth – Sydney as QF8D.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Overnight Dallas-Fort Worth Delay.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated QF7 Sydney – Dallas-Fort Worth this morning, however the return QF8 has been delayed overnight. It is not clear if this is technical, weather or crew related.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF8 Brisbane Weather Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operating the Dubai – Sydney sector of QF8 Dallas-Fort Worth – Sydney (depart Dallas-Fort Worth 13th June) diverted via Brisbane this morning due to long weather based hold times at Sydney.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Los Angeles Flight Switch.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated QF93 Melbourne – Los Angeles this morning, then following the technical return of yesterday’s QF94 to Los Angeles, it turned around to operate yesterday’s delayed QF94 Los Angeles – Melbourne.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Sydney Technical Issue.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB encountered a technical issue at Sydney this morning causing QF7 Sydney – Dallas-Fort Worth to be delayed overnight.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF9 Muscat Medical Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operating the Melbourne – Dubai sector of QF9 Melbourne – Dubai – London Heathrow (depart Melbourne 17th March) diverted via Muscat early this morning due to a medical emergency on board.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates Delayed QF2.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated last night’s scheduled QF2 London Heathrow – Dubai – Sydney this morning as QF2D.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates Delayed QF1.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated yesterday’s delayed QF1 Sydney – Dubai – London Heathrow this afternoon as QF1D.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Singapore.
Following its technical diversion on 6th February, QANTAS A380 VH-OQB positioned Singapore – Sydney late tonight as QF6003.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF10 Singapore Technical Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operating the Dubai – Melbourne sector of QF10 London Heathrow – Dubai – Melbourne (depart London Heathrow 5th February) diverted to Singapore late this afternoon due to a technical issue with the #1 engine. Passengers have been accommodated overnight.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF1 Muscat Fog Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operating the Sydney – Dubai sector of QF1 Sydney – Dubai – London Heathrow (depart Sydney 29th December) diverted via Muscat in the early hours of this morning due to fog at Dubai. The complete routing was Sydney – Muscat – Dubai – London Heathrow.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Dubai.
Following the technical issue it encountered on 23rd May, QANTAS A380 VH-OQB departed Dubai this morning operating the delayed QF2 Dubai – Sydney sector of 23rd May as QF2D.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Dubai Technical Issue.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB arrived into Dubai early this morning as QF9 from Melbourne (depart Melbourne 22nd May), however it was unable to operate the onward sector to London Heathrow due to a technical issue.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Manila Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB, which has been under maintenance at Manila since April 12th, positioned Manila – Sydney in the early hours of this morning as QF6010.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Positions to Manila Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB positioned Sydney – Manila for maintenance this evening as QF6009.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF93 Sydney Medical Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operating QF93 Melbourne – Los Angeles was into its Pacific crossing this morning when it turned back to divert via Sydney due to a medical emergency on board.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates Delayed QF9.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB departed Melbourne this evening operating yesterday’s delayed QF9 Melbourne – Dubai – London Heathrow as QF9D. However the flight will terminate at Dubai in order to pick up the southbound schedule of today’s QF10 London Heathrow – Dubai – Melbourne, which will operate as a Dubai – Melbourne service only.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF8 Honolulu Medical Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operating QF8 Dallas-Fort Worth – Sydney (depart Dallas-Fort Worth 13th November) diverted via Honolulu this morning due to a medical emergency on board.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF2 Muscat Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operating the London Heathrow – Dubai sector of QF2 London Heathrow – Dubai – Sydney (depart London Heathrow 4th September) diverted via Muscat this morning due to weather at Dubai. The complete routing was therefore London Heathrow – Muscat – Dubai – Sydney.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates Delayed QF1.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated yesterday’s delayed QF1 Sydney – Dubai – London Heathrow this morning as QF1D.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Positioning Flight.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB positioned Melbourne – Sydney this morning as QF6001.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Quick Los Angeles Turnaround.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated QF93 Melbourne – Los Angeles today, then turned around to operate yesterday’s delayed QF94 Los Angeles – Melbourne as QF94D.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates Delayed QF7.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated yesterday’s delayed QF7 Sydney – Dallas-Fort Worth this morning after arriving as QF12 from Los Angeles.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates Melbourne – Los Angeles Charter.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated a Melbourne – Los Angeles charter as QF6052 this afternoon. This operate to the timings and in place of today’s scheduled QF93.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Manila Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB, which has been under maintenance at Manila since 4th May, positioned Manila – Hong Kong this morning as QF6015. The aircraft then returned to service this evening operating QF128 Hong Kong – Sydney.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Positions to Manila Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB positioned Sydney – Manila for maintenance this evening as QF6001.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF2 Bahrain Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operating the London Heathrow – Dubai sector of QF2 London Heathrow – Dubai – Sydney (depart London 5th March) diverted via Bahrain this morning due to fog at Dubai
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF2 Bahrain Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operating the London Heathrow – Dubai sector of QF2 London Heathrow – Dubai – Sydney (depart London 5th March) diverted via Bahrain this morning due to fog at Dubai.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates Delayed QF2.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated yesterday’s delayed QF2 London Heathrow – Dubai – Sydney this evening as QF2D. The flight was delayed due to high winds at London Heathrow yesterday.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF1 Perth Medical Diversion.
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QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates London – Sydney Charter.
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QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns to Service.
Following the technical issue it encountered yesterday, QANTAS A380 VH-OQB returned to service today operating QF9 Melbourne – Dubai – London Heathrow.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQJ Operates Delayed QF9.
Following the technical issue encountered by sister VH-OQB yesterday, QANTAS A380 VH-OQJ operated yesterday’s delayed QF9 Melbourne – Dubai – London Heathrow this morning as QF9D.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Melbourne Technical Issue.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB arrived into Melbourne this morning as QF94 from Los Angeles (depart Los Angeles 29th June), however it was unable to operate QF9 Melbourne – Dubai – London Heathrow as scheduled due to a technical issue. The flight has been delayed overnight.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Manila Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB, which has been under maintenance at Manila since 4th May, positioned Manila – Sydney as QF6016 in the early hours of this morning. The aircraft has been reconfigured to 14F/64J/35W/371Y. The aircraft then re-entered service as QF11 Sydney – Los Angeles.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Positions to Manila Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated QF127 Sydney – Hong Kong today then positioned Hong Kong – Manila late tonight as QF6011. QF127 was the aircraft’s final service in 14F/72J/32W/332Y configuration and the aircraft will now be reconfigured to 14F/64J/35W/371Y.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates Final QF2 via Singapore.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operated today’s final London Heathrow – Singapore – Sydney QF2 service tonight before the flight switches to its new London Heathrow – Dubai – Sydney route tomorrow.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF1 Darwin Medical Diversion.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operating the Sydney – Singapore sector of QF1 Sydney – Singapore – London Heathrow diverted via Darwin this evening due to a medical emergency on board. This was the first A380 to visit Darwin.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Operates Delayed QF1.
QANTAS Airbus A380 VH-OQB arrived into Sydney this morning as QF2 from London Heathrow and Singapore and turned around immediately to operate yesterday’s delayed QF1 Sydney – Singapore – London Heathrow as QF1D.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Frankfurt Maintenance.
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A380 VH-OQB Positions to Frankfurt Maintenance.
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QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Los Angeles.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB, which has been out of service in Los Angeles since 15th August, positioned Los Angeles – Melbourne tonight as QF6003.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Singapore.
Following the technical issue it encountered on 21st April, A380 VH-OQB positioned back from Singapore to Sydney overnight as QF6001.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Singapore Technical Issue.
QANTAS Airbus A380 VH-OQB operating QF9 Melbourne – Singapore – London Heathrow arrived into Singapore on time but was unable to continue due to technical problems.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Returns from Frankfurt Maintenance.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB departed Frankfurt this evening following maintenance at Lufthansa Technic routing Frankfurt – Singapore – Sydney as QF6020.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Positions to Frankfurt Maintenance.
QANTAS Airbus A380 VH-OQB positioned London Heathrow – Frankfurt as QF6020 this morning for C Check at Lufthansa Teknic.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB AFL Final Flyover.
QANTAS Airbus A380 VH-OQB had Channel 7 decals applied to the underside and flew as QF6620 from Sydney – Sydney via a flyover of the AFL Grand Final in Melbourne.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB QF32 London Heathrow Return.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB operating QF32 London Heathrow – Singapore – Sydney turned back to Heathrow around 90 minutes into the flight and above Poland when strange noises were heard from the cargo hold. The aircraft dumped fuel over Prague before returning to London. No abnormalities were found in the hold but due to crew duty hours the flight could not depart again and will overnight at Heathrow before departing tomorrow.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Enters Service.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB entered service today operating QF11 Sydney – Los Angeles.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Delivered.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB commenced its delivery flight today routing Toulouse – Singapore – Sydney as QF6008. The aircraft was delivered in New ‘Roo livery and 14F/72J/32W/332Y configuration and is named “Hudson Fysh”. This is the second A380 for QANTAS.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB Positions to Toulouse.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB positioned Finkenwerder – Toulouse today wearing test registration F-WWSL.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB First Flight.
QANTAS A380 VH-OQB made its first flight from Toulouse today wearing test registration F-WWSL and positioned Toulouse – Finkenwerder.
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