Capt. Wally, with reference your quote, "The main reason for new aircraft is to please the ever increasing numbers of traveling public ."
We would not want to give the customers what they want now, would we? Surely QF/LQ needs to try and be one step ahead of the competition.
I am no fan of QF by any means, but unless they keep the Middle East carriers on their toes, QF/JQ will in deed be like GA....struggling with out dated and inefficient equipment costing huge amounts to keep in the air.