Originally Posted by
wheels_down
Boeing last earnings call stated they have backlog until mid next decade.
Virgin started negotiating 737 Max orders back in 2011 and finalised orders the following year. The first one hits the production line in the next half.
Its now at the point where Virgin will have its full 40 fleet of MAXs delivered before QF even gets a single one.
Unfortunately, I envisage the QF Domestic fleet in late 2020s to be made up of 40-50 narrowbody 320s operated by Network and probably another 40 Mainline 797s for Transcon, SYD/MEL/BNE Triangle, The Tasman and thinner Asian routes.