It will also bring back Boeing 747s on its Sydney and Perth route, plus more Airbus A330s the Melbourne and Perth route.
With so many B747 airframes going to the Victorville parking lot this year, I wonder where the capacity for the Perth returns is coming from. Do we have to can yet another international route to get this capacity?
I just watched a show on Nat Geo about the construction of the B747-8I and I'm more convinced than ever that it is a far superior aircraft (for QF routes) than the A380. The best thing for Qantas to do now is to trade the A380's in on a fleet of B747-8's (supported by a fleet of B777-300ER's). It would make Qantas far more competitive and would give the aircraft market a big shake-up.