But the foundations for that will start to appear if they try to navigate the next downturn with their current fleet
They fiddled whilst Rome burned, rewarding themselves handsomely.
They were gifted an Australian icon with a clean balance sheet and the youngest fleet age in IATA of 6.3 years.
Take out the JQ 'experiment' and the Qantas fleet age exceeds 10.5 years.
Renewal is an imperative becoming increasingly obvious to the market.
Any contract discussion is curious as the necessity to replace the fleet on fuel CASK metrics alone is ably demonstrated.
The pilots can afford to be indifferent and remember
An emergency on Qantas management's part does not constitute a need to sign a hastily put together contract...
Get the aircraft or don't get the aircraft ought be the message to the self appointed smartest guys in the room!
Indifference to their 'rubbish narrative' will serve each individual well!