Well we have actually expanded the fleet in terms of flying hours. Both the A330 and 737 have increased flying hours over the last few years in the vicinity of 20%. Therein is part of the issue of why we’ve only announced 6 additional 787s and not 8. We simply can’t push the crews through quick enough to maintain services. I’d bet money there are more 787s coming to possibly expand but we need to be able to crew the aeroplanes.
Those 787 orders, ( and I think we can assume there won’t be any coming sooner) Take the orders out to mid/perhaps 2020?
Qantas has shrunk to profitabliity. It’s now focused on yield, and putting 1000$ airfares on Emirates/China Eastern.
5 years ago most of us were not sure we’d even be around in 2020