Qantas Record Profit.

[Johhny Utah]

Sunfish,

Why don't you care to enlighten us with some facts to back up your ranting?

Given the numbers indicated below, Qantas is hardly a 'tiny niche player' - however feel free to prove me wrong.

And as much as I don't necessarily agree with the way in which Qantas is being managed, the fact that they're still making money is a good thing - certainly better than the Australian governmnet having to bail them out, like so many of their competitors...

From Wikipedia

The Qantas fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2005):

* 4 Airbus A330-200
* 7 Airbus A330-300 (further 3 on order)
* 1 Boeing 737-300
* 21 Boeing 737-400
* 28 Boeing 737-800 (further 5 on order)
* 5 Boeing 747-300
* 30 Boeing 747-400
* 24 Boeing 767-300

Cathay Pacific Fleet from Wikipedia

Airbus A330-300 20 J44/Y267(311)
Airbus A330-333 5 P8/J32/Y211(251) With New Business Class
Airbus A340-300 (34C) 5 P8/J30/Y205(243) With New Business Class
Airbus A340-300 (34D) 10 J30/Y257(287)
Airbus A340-600 3 P8/J60/Y218(286) With New Business Class
Boeing 747-200F 6 -
Boeing 747-400 15 P12/J47/Y324(383)
Boeing 747-400 Premium 4 P12/J65/Y268(345)
Boeing 747-400F 5 -
Boeing 777-200 5 J45/Y291(336)
Boeing 777-300 11

British Airways

The British Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at June 2005):

* 33 Airbus A319-100 (further 3 on order)
* 5 Airbus A320-100
* 21 Airbus A320-200
* 6 Airbus A321-200 ( further 1 on order)
* 5 Boeing 737-300
* 19 Boeing 737-400
* 10 Boeing 737-500
* 57 Boeing 747-400
* 13 Boeing 757-200
* 20 Boeing 767-300ER
* 3 Boeing 777-200
* 40 Boeing 777-200ER

United Airlines

* Boeing 747-422
Number in fleet: 31
Configuration: 14/73/260
Servicesast Asia, South Pacific, Washington to Frankfurt, ferry and positioning flights between hubs

* Boeing 777-222
Number in fleet: 56
Configuration: 36/312 (North America), 12/49/197 (transatlantic), 10/45/198 (transpacific)
Services: international, transcontinental


* Boeing 767-322ER
Number in fleet: 37
Configuration: 34/210 (domestic), 10/32/151 (international)
Services: transcontinental, transatlantic

* Boeing 757-222
Number in fleet: 96
Configuration: 21/158 (standard), 12/26/72 (JFK to SFO and LAX)
Services: transcontinental

* Boeing 737-522
Number in fleet: 57
Configuration: 8/96 (standard), 8/102 (former shuttle)
Services: domestic short-haul

* Boeing 737-322
Number in fleet: 101
Configuration: 8/112 (standard), 8/120 (former shuttle)
Services: domestic short-haul

* Airbus A320
Number in fleet: 90
Configuration: 12/126
Services: domestic short-haul, transcontinental


* Airbus A319
Number in fleet: 55
Configuration: 8/112
Services: domestic short-haul