Originally Posted by
wheels_down
It appears to all come down to poor fleet planning. Some plan and order their fleets like clockwork. You have Qatar as an example, who has their fleet plans outlined for the next two decades. They could tell you precisely what their fleet would be in the year 2032. Singapore is no different. The exit dates are all known, and the like for like replacements are all scheduled in for the rest of next decade. These guys can then successfully plan years out and they can budget accurately.
So much upside in such fleet planning. So many efficiencies. It’s nothing but a disorganised ballsup here. Is there a end date even confirmed for the 747 removal? Something that would normally be planned out a few years prior.
The fossil Leigh Clifford sat there straight faced last year stating it was the Qantas Sale Act 1992 stopping them re-equipping.
During the last few years with lower oil prices they have squandered over AUD $2.5 billion buying back shares, finding no other use for shareholder funds.
Apologists and useful idiots aside, most realise that there is strategy and a practical benefit for an airline to organise itself around its fleet. It is central to unit cost reduction and given the complexity and cost something that needs attention.
That they haven't is testament to a poor choice of CEO, one who prefers social discourse, ego gratification and personal enrichment.
The announced A380 issues have been known for a period yet Fort Fumble prefers to intervene in the posts of social media than plan, budget for and execute a fleet replacement strategy.
Qantas need a new fleet.
They desperately need leadership.