"From 28 April 2016, Qantas will be operating daily round trip non-stop A380 services between Dallas/Fort Worth and Sydney, Australia, offering customers convenient connections on our codeshare partner American Airlines from over 50 cities in North America into DFW. +http://www.qantas.com/travel/airlines/dfw-texas-australia-deals/us/en
Maybe they forgot to tell the crew. My recollection is that it does have to stop in Brisbane on the way back because of fuel issues westbound.
“From 28 April 2016, Qantas will be operating daily round trip non-stop A380 services between Dallas/Fort Worth and Sydney, Australia...”
Thanks, until April 28, Qantas used the 747 outta Dallas (direct to Brisbane/Sydney), and the A380 was used exclusively from L.A. to/from Sydney.
The A380 musta made some adjustments to get the extra fuel.