Qantas Frequent Flyer - Your chance to see Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner in Australia

To celebrate the return of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner to Australia, Qantas and Red Roo would like to invite a limited number of FlyerTalk members to visit the aircraft and take a walk through.

The 787 is here for a limited time:
• Brisbane – Sat 26 May from 3pm – 4pm
• Melbourne – Sun 27 May from 11am – 12pm
• Sydney – Mon 28 May from 8:30am – 9:30am

What do I have to do:
Be the first from each city to PM Red Roo with the following details:
Name:
QFF #:
Preferred city: Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane

To be eligible you must:
• Be a Qantas Frequent Flyer
• Be a member of FlyerTalk for greater than 6 months
• Have made more 50 posts on FlyerTalk
• Be able to provide photo ID on the day

Please only respond if you are available to attend and remember space is limited to the first members to respond. Further information will be provided to those members who are invited to attend.

Looking forward to meeting some of you.

Cheers,
Red Roo

I'd like to, but it doesn't look like I'll be able to make it factoring in travel time from CBR and work. :(

OMG, I'm tearing my hair out at missing this opportunity. Too far away from SYD. Dammm. But thanks RedRoo for offering.

It'd be easier to do a short drive to see the assembly process. ;-)

What you really want to do is drop in to CBR for a visit from the OzFest crowd!

What you really want to do is drop in to CBR for a visit from the OzFest crowd!Or land it on the main road outside work. :p

That would be nice :p

Can't enter as CBR is where I'm at this weekend ...

What you really want to do is drop in to CBR for a visit from the OzFest crowd!

Or do both.

Thanks Red Roo, for this great opportunity!

coming to Ha Noi?

Being unemployed it great, It means I have time to come the 787 if i get chosen... fingers crossed!

/AE

Wish it was the following weekend, because I've got exams early next week on top of various other things :( Otherwise, I would be free to go.

Someone who is going, do give my fondest love to Alan Joyce :D

Guys I think there may still be a seat or two available - send a PM to Red Roo if you're keen. Surely I'm not the only one who put their hand up for BNE? :o

Alas, I will be at OzFest or I would have sent an immediate PM!

Will it be on the tarmac at MEL in the evening? If so I might be able to see it as we taxi past!

Audrey

Hi All,

Thanks for the interest shown in the 787 visit to Australia, the response has been great.
The Lucky winners have now been PM’d and advised so congrats to the lucky winners.
Stay posted for comments and pics from the winners.

Cheers,
Red Roo

I guess I didn't win :(

/AE

I won!!!!!! And it's my birthday as well. Thanks RR ;)

I guess I didn't win :(

/AE

There might be another way: Australian Business Traveler is also giving away chances to visit the dreamliner in Sydney:

http://www.ausbt.com.au/win-a-guided-tour-of-the-boeing-787-dreamliner-at-sydney-airport

Just to pick up from the post above: yep, Australian Business Traveller has an 'access all areas' guided tour of the 787 in Sydney on Monday 28th, hosted by Boeing.

There are 10 spots available for guests of AusBT, with the tour starting at 2.30pm.

(You’ll also need to be located in Sydney or be willing to travel to Sydney for the Dreamliner tour.)

The contest closes at 6pm EST today (Thursday May 24) so be quick!

http://www.ausbt.com.au/win-a-guided-tour-of-the-boeing-787-dreamliner-at-sydney-airport

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So which lucky FTers do I need to be jeaalous of?

BNE for me.

..and MEL for me!

I had the privilege of touring the 787 in BNE this afternoon. Pics are posted to here: http://787bne.blogspot.com.au/

nice, thanks!

Thanks to RedRoo, I was able to take a tour of the 787 Dreamliner this morning. You can see my photos at Qantas Dreamliner 787 Dreamtour
(http://imageshack.us/g/585/dreamliner787syd03.jpg/)

The experience was a unique 'money can't buy opportunity' (unless you buy a 787, I guess?) and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. That said, clearly is was a Boeing roadshow and I desperately wanted to see more Qantas! There were JQ and QF crew stationed at the bottom and top of the stairs, but once aboard it was over to Boeing reps.

Perhaps I'm spoilt but after experiencing the A380s hard product, I found it difficult to get excited over Boeing's demo Business class. I'm certain when it has QF's hard product, it will be far more impressive. If it does represent JQ's new Business than it'll be a vast improvement.

The striking aspects were the electro-chromatic windows that crew can control which much larger than the A380s and the large overhead lockers. As I wasn't on a flight I can't comment on the cabin pressure or noise in flight. The aircraft did feel like it had a great sense of space, but I dare say it could be due to the way it had been configured.

Overall, it's great to have more, advanced additions to the QF/JQ fleet. Compared to US legacy carriers, or many in Europe we should be absolutely grateful with Qantas group's continued investment in its fleet, in addition to its hard and soft products that continue to be superior.

The striking aspects were the electro-chromatic windows that crew can control ....
I do hope that passengers can also control these electronic windows. Crew having absolute control of windows throughout the flight is not on.

I do hope that passengers can also control these electronic windows. Crew having absolute control of windows throughout the flight is not on.

That's a horrid thought! I definitely need control of the window myself - I take a window seat because I like looking out of the window.

Audrey

That's a horrid thought! I definitely need control of the window myself - I take a window seat because I like looking out of the window.

Audrey

There are individual controls at each window. The example where the over-ride would be used might be when coming into landing - instead of harrassing everyone to lift their window shades the FA simply presses a button and all the window shades open.

There are individual controls at each window. The example where the over-ride would be used might be when coming into landing - instead of harrassing everyone to lift their window shades the FA simply presses a button and all the window shades open.

Correct. On BA in NF, the FAs have to press the individual control button to open the window shades. On the Dreamliner, it can be controlled by the pax or the crew for take off and landing. It was, however, made mention by the Boeing reps that on "night flights where you are flying in daylight, the crew can stop that one passenger who keeps their windowshade open disturbing other sleeping passengers."

So which lucky FTers do I need to be jeaalous of?


I got a tour in MEL through AFF, and loved it. :cool:

I do hope that passengers can also control these electronic windows. Crew having absolute control of windows throughout the flight is not on.

Although, perhaps the half-tint will allow for a view out without flooding the cabin with sunlight?