"someone trying to say Boeing will spend tens of millions of $$$ to deliver the 15-20 aircraft Qantas want? Boeing doesn't give a crap about Qantas"
I'm sure they 'd do it for you only "tens of millions"
Let's be a pessimist and say each of new aircraft costs an extra $100 mm to Mr B - which looks a lot on lists of circa $250- $300 mm say 30% - but that's not far off of what their margin is........... so bite the bullet, a bit of financial finagling on the support contracts and you've launched a "new" product backed by one of the few recognizable Airline Brands (I know.................). Gives them some headlines, parties, glad-handing politicians, energizes the sales force etc etc
Even if they don't sell another one it'll be a smaller write down than the windshield wiper or whatever they're still trying to get right on those USAF tankers................. or the door locks... or the
and these guys are SALESMEN - they only live to sell...................