Qantas cancels $US8.5bn 787-9 order after making $245m FY loss
The decision to cancel the Dreamliner orders will still see 15 787-8s delivered to Jetstar in the second half of next year, but it means an effective two-year delay in arrival of the bigger 787-9s. The airline has kept 50 Boeing 787-9 options and purchase rights and brought them forward by almost two years for delivery from 2016.
Another nail in the coffin for Qantas, if I were a betting man I'd say not only the first 15, but all the (eventual) 787s will be operated by Jetstar. It's what Joyce wants
