Rumours abound of more than 15 aircraft for Network.
As mentioned, this was received from a friend at Qantas..
so rumours of an expansion of the Network operation from six
to twenty aircraft and the amalgamation of the Jetconnect training
personnel are simply that - rumours. We will update members as soon as
any further information becomes available.
Pilots ought ask themselves whether Qantas is telling you the whole story and is the union up on events because Mr Joyce already told the market:
“All 18 A321LR NEOs are expected to be delivered by the end of 2022 to replace Jetstar’s oldest A320s for use on domestic and international routes, and will each deliver a fuel burn improvement of around 15 per cent,” Qantas said on Thursday.
Previously the Qantas order of 99 Airbus A320neo (new engine option) family aircraft was structured to comprise 54 A320neo and 45 of the larger A321neo, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2019.
Instead Qantas now says the order “retains flexibility with the sequencing of the rest of its A320neo order, which is approximately an even split of 232-seat A321LR neos and 186-seat A320neos.”
So the question pilots at Qantas and indeed Jetstar, particulalry in the West ought ask is
HOW many aircraft come off lease and where will they go?