The registrations and tentative delivery dates for the first four QANTAS’ Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners are:

VH-ZNA due for delivery 12 October 2017
VH-ZNB due for delivery 01 December 2017
VH-ZNC due for delivery 31 December 2017
VH-ZND due for delivery 22 February 2018

The three-class configured aircraft has a total of 236 seats made up 42 Business, 28 Premium Economy and 166 Economy seats. Route proving and crew familiarization domestic flights will be undertaken prior to the first long haul service being Melbourne to Los Angeles on 15 December 2017. The much anticipated Perth – London Heathrow non-stop services are expected to go on sale sometime this week with the first flight to occur sometime in late March 2018.

Article written 26APR17 at 1226 AEST.