Originally Posted by
Ollie Onion
it is widely known around head office now that these 787's are not fit for the expansion plans. Due to 'performance' issues several of the planned 'expansion' routes are not possible on the 787 in the configuration needed for low cost long haul.
Now of course the 900's are cancelled / delayed meaning all the expansion plans into southern europe and the west coast of the USA are stuffed again........ unless of course a few 777's come the way of Jetstar as part of a common fleet with the 787. Then Jetstar could give all those clapped out A330's back to Qantas.
So it's the 787s that are the problem with making money with the LCC model on longhaul routes? Yep so much money was going to be made by jetstar with the 787-9 that they delayed the delivery date.
It ain't the 787 that has stuffed the expansion plans of jetstar international into Europe and the USA. It's the fact they won't make as much money as a premium carrier.
the amount of money that is being wasted in fuel bills by the 744 and 380 is appalling. The 777 with a red tail would have given the group $300M more profit. That figure grows rapidly depending upon how many 777 replace 744. The group will get as many 777 as they can afford but it'll be to replace gas guzzlers not for expansion.