Originally Posted by
Mstr Caution
That follows my logic of:
1. JQ an A320 operation only
2. No money in LCC longhaul
3. A330's returned from JQ to support the Domestic mainline front
4. 787 to mainline to allow retirement of inefficient fleet
5. FWA will provide 787 mainline at 767 rates which in their view protects mainline from pilot redundancies.
6. EK to provide international services code shared with QF on some routes allowing mainline A330's to return to Domestic.
7. A return of Qantas mainline B737's to leisure routes.
1. Possible but they need a larger frame to link up the hubs. 788 would be a good fit. But they won't operate far from Asia.
2. Tick (airasiax)
3. Tick
4. 788 not for inefficient fleet but due to a significantly confused product in domestic.
5. Wouldn't pretend to know what they are thinking.
6. Ek to provide int services to stabilize the shrinking network on offer to freqflyers. It also allows accelerated retirement of 744 - not the 744er.
7. Not 738. Having 788 in Qf Dom allows high airframe utilization in between being used on leisure routes.
As for Joyce, he was the CEO to "steer" Qf through the industrial turmoil but he ain't the CEO to engage employees and drive yield growth.