What may have escaped people's notice here is that the first 787 is actually a Qantas aircraft, leased to Jetstar.
VH VKA
Power Driven Aeroplane with Tricycle - Retractable landing gear
2 Turbofan engines
Manufacturer: THE BOEING COMPANY
Model: 787-8
Serial number: 36227
Aircraft first registered in Australia: 30 August 2013
Year of manufacture: 2013
Full Registration
Registration holder as of 30 August 2013
QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED
Building QCA/3 10 Bourke Road
MASCOT NSW 2020
AUSTRALIA
Registered operator as of 30 August 2013
JETSTAR AIRWAYS PTY LIMITED
Level 4 222 Bourke Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
AUSTRALIA
This is true of 17 other aircraft flown by Jetstar. A few questions are begged here.
1. Where did the money come from to pay for this aircraft and the others?
2. What are the terms of the leases and why, when there are many leasing companies, does QF feel it necessary to get involved in leasing aircraft to Jetstar?
3. Does the end of the delivery schedule of the remaining 13 787-8 aircraft correspond to the projected time period where International will, after years of neglect, magically become profitable again?
Or am I just cynical?