Originally Posted by
Chad Gates
Hypothetical: the company has the A380 grounded for over 12 months, but (assuming this rumour is true) puts the A350 into service in the meantime. How many A380 crew would, if offered and within seniority rules, move to the A350 outside a RIN, just to get back to work and get a pay check?
will qantas have the spare cash to drop a billion dollars or so on 10-12 A350s in the near future?
I think there’s a good chance of qantas retiring some or all of their A380s without buying a replacement for 2-3 years or using JQ 787s as the replacement (no capital expenditure required).
Cash will still be king as airlines recover from COVID19.