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1a sound asleep
This is actually a very average result considering the strength of the market and huge profits at other airlines. The effective losses on the Saab fleet totally highlight that this is unsustainable - meaning that there is just no profits to pay for new replacement fleet. Too many of the Saabs are flying half empty and subsidised by the tax payer. Some of the routes are probably better off with Cessna Caravans
To be honest, the 737 fleet should make more than this to be long-lived. What happens when the Saabs are 40 years old?
This is the result for October and to see the jets making a profit after less than 12 months of continued uninterrupted operations is a great result especially with QF/JQ having them is the crosshairs particularly when they earlier indicated that the would see jets hit profit till mid 2023
As for the SAABs, I guess there just needs to be a viable replacement, keeping under weight restrictions for security screening with around 30 seats, nothing on the market at present, that said, there is no reason a frame can't fly well into it's 50s or more given proper maintenance and a bit of TLC