The 787, VH-ZNF msn 36239, left the WA capital at 10:34pm as flight QF5 and is on course to land on Thursday at 7:24am local time. 

The Australian Federation of Air Pilots said the action would start from Tuesday 28 June and include a ban on loading extra fuel prior to flights and not wearing uniforms.

RAN Lieutenant Commander Matthew Schroder was on US Navy Exchange when he received a call from the film's casting agent, looking for foreign aviators to fill in as extras in the highly-anticipated movie.

The 787 flight, which the airline says is now the only direct service between Australia and mainland Europe, will depart as QF5 at 10:20pm local time on 22 June.