Crystal Ball.
Qantas mainline gets more A330s and some A340s possibly 350s later. Jetstar will get the 777s being 'built' at the moment, enough Emirates drivers (sick of the sand) will come back and fly them on cheaper rates, this also hurts that companies expansion plans as drivers flee - win win for Qantas. Might even force Emirates to start looking after their pilots a bit better?
Makes no sense whatsoever. Do you subscibe to JQ operating the premium 772LR service to LHR??? We know that's ridiculous and we know that the 345 business model won't work on this route.
Just as Jetstar got A320s vs 737s so as their operation was not too similar to Qantas 737 ops and a transmittion of buisness case was avoided. In this case Jetstar have to go for the Boeing 777 in preference to the A330 - it's worked before, why not try it again.
Wouldn't it be far easier and more prudent to transfer A330s over to JQ and keep them as all-Airbus??? 330/350 to JQ and 777/787 to QF mainline would seem way more logical/preferable to me. 777s can be delivered to QF by 1st quarter 2007 is what I have heard. There seems no better 763 domestic replacement than the 787. The 350 is heavier than the 330, has been made for long haul flying, and surely QF won't risk the A350 domestic model after the stunning failure of the 330 on short haul trunk domestic sectors?