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Australopithecus
Because the story is that to reconfigure to a more humane cabin would cost too much. Getting another new aeroplane from Boeing at the original deeply discounted price is allegedly better value. In the meantime, the 330 fleet is slowly decomposing.
Obviously this could just be a ploy to put the wind up the JQ pilots. Who knows what price Schembri gives interested parties?
There plenty of rumours doing the rounds on sale of Jetstar 787s. It most definitely to throw some uncertainty during eba negoitions.
I also heard those aircraft approaching 30,000hrs flight time. The paint flaking off the wings and upper fuselage now a big problem. As 787 cannot fly with any bare carbon fibre exposed to sunlight and exposure to uv light. The amount of silver tape being applied has got to ridiculous levels and casa growing increasingly unhappy for it to pass over to next d checks. The fancy silver paint maybe coming home to roost.
Next one. Current Jetstar 787 lack of crew rest facilities not going to cut it in new era of FRMS on the longer routes over 9 hrs so being replaced with new aircraft 787-9’ with proper rest facilities and more business class seats or 350,s
Anyone who’s thinks the orange cancer going to be sold off or bastardise too much is dreaming. They currently got some of the cheapest hardest working pilots around. They don’t even have have to feed them they flying a 787 carrying 335pax and often 10,000 kg of freight for the mothership. AJ moves them around all over the place on routes because he can. I am sorry the cancer here to stay. Just in remission at the moment!