Originally Posted by
Emmit Stussy
Hypothetical #1
Airbus &/or Boeing reduce the price of their not yet built jets, QF buys them and the pilots acquiesce to the new T&C’s.
Hypothetical #2
Airbus &/or Boeing reduce the price of their not yet built jets, the pilots reject the new T&C’s and QF walks away from the project.
Hypothetical #3
The pilots acquiesce to the new T&C’s, neither Airbus nor Boeing reduce the price of their not yet built jets (or so we’re told) and QF walks away from the project. But the new T&C’s prevail on existing QF equipment.
I really can't see Airbus or Boeing reducing the price of their products to suit one airline with a tiny population. Unless Qantas are planning to order other aircraft at the same time, I don't see what bargaining chip that they have here.
But hey I could be wrong.