John. We’re talking about an A380 here, it’s not like these things are scheduled down to the hour. The truth is, the plane has no where else to be throughout the entire QF11/12 rotation, meaning it costs them nothing in terms of aircraft efficiency to do an AM departure. 

I don't think that we are necessarily going to be seeing a 1 for 1 replacement here; we'd have to expect that some of the A321xlrs will be replacing a330s. With a total of 26 A330s in the fleet right now, I'd guess an order of 12 787-10s to replace the larger -300s. I could also see a top-up of 7...

Would love to see more 787s get ordered. I really don't think 14 is enough to replace 2 A380s and all the 747s... it just isn't enough; and they're trying to expand to new markets at the same time! They need more, it simply isn't enough, most destination are underserved in terms of pre-pandemic s...

It's QF103/104. Been operating for quite some time now. Don't hold your breath on a MEL-HNL.

The A350's used on this route will be the ex-LATAM ones, so correct, no Premium but business actually won't be the Delta One Suites. These 350's have the older 2-2-2 layout, a huge downgrade from the flagship ones we see go to SYD with Premium and D1 suites.