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This has almost zero to do with whether or not Qantas
needs a new fleet. If your argument is that the cashflow position of individual routes would be improved with a new fleet (forgetting acquisition costs), then you are absolutely correct, however that doesn't mean a new fleet is
needed. There are alternatives to a new fleet, including outsourcing flying to other carriers or simply doing less flying - as evidenced by withdrawals and reductions on some routes -
as affected and determined by the market and competitors and therefore influencing the revenue able to be earned to pay for the new fleet.