Yes Sunfish
the Board and Management of Qantas that have gotten it into its current situation are, by definition, not the people that will get it out of this mess.
thanks to google, I just looked at when QANTAS announced the 787 order and the board members at the time.
The order:
On Dec. 13, 2005, Qantas decided to purchase up to 115 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, valued at roughly $10 billion at list prices.
The Board:
Margaret Jackson was appointed to the Board in Aug 2000,
(I also found this piece at the same time
)http://theferalchook.com.au/news_detail.php?id=317
Geoff Dixon was appointed to the Board in August 2000,
Peter Gregg was appointed to the Board in Sept 2000,
John Schubert was appointed to the Board in October 2000,
Paul Anderson was appointed to the Board in Sept 2002 ,
Patricia Cross was appointed to the Board in January 2004,
James Packer was appointed to the Board in March 2004,
Garry Hounsell was appointed to the Qantas Board in January 2005,
Peter Cosgrove was appointed to the Qantas Board in July 2005,
Mike Codd was appointed to the Board in Jan 1992,
Jim Kennedy was appointed to the Board in October 1995,
Only Cross, Hounsell and Cosgrove are still on it and yet the current group have done nothing (it appears) to address the 787 or 777 issues.
Maybe they are looking at
Paris Air show | Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet touches down