Originally Posted by
RealityCzech
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.
So, Qantas’s biggest mistake was selling the Connies.
Think of the money we could have saved if we follow your philosophy.
Brainless dolt.