Originally Posted by wallabyblue
no one wants the remaining B717's, the remaining B733's will come out of NZ and the 717s will go to NZ.... bet ya house on it...
Actually, some B734's will be transferred from QF mainline to Jet Connect to replace the B733's that are being converted to freighters. More B738's are being ordered to maintain Mainline B737 fleet at 51 aircraft.
Gerry leased 8 B717's for Impulse on 5 year leases (now renewed for another 5 years) and when QF bought them they found that they could operate 6 more aircraft with no increase in spares and engineering cost so they obtained 6 more on the same 5 year leases. If QF have no requirement for these aircraft then they will simply be returned when the leases are up (soon).