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#37
24th February 2014, 07:29 PM
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Everyone needs to remember that the fleet decisions were made in 2000. The plan was supposed to be A380 for hubbing, and B787 for point-to-point. The decisions were based on the operating environment at that time, which has also changed dramatically. Remember, there were limited LCC's. Jetstar, had not even been proposed. For some reason everyone forgets that the B787 is some five years late… Makes a difference. During that time, Jetstar was formed, and for a LCC to be profitable, it needs the lowest cASK's possible. The B787 delivers on those metrics, especially with fuel burn etc. Remember, JQ was not supposed to be kitted with 330's. B78's were supposed to be the fleet for JQI. The Group had to deliver to JQ the first B787's in order to meet-the-model. Qantas did not make any mistakes. It made the best decisions based on the equipment on offer at the time, and the B777 model offered at that time, did not offer the right economics, Qantas could achieve against the alternative metal, and "future" metal on offer… Very different playing field 14 years ago… 
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