With this point,
All of its Boeing 767s will be retired by the first quarter of 2014-15.
and the fact that some people have said that it is not a new announcement, I just found some old announcements, press releases.
1. In July 2011 QF announced that the 767's would all be gone by 2018.
2. In Nov 2012 QF announced the refurbishment of the 767's and completed by Mar 2013
3. In Feb 2013 QF announced that the 'older' 767's would be phased out by mid 2015.
4. Yesterday QF announced all 767's retired by 1st quarter of 2014/15 - is 'by' meant to mean by the start? which is 1st July 2014 or the end of the 1st quarter which is 30 Sept 2014.
So from Feb 2013 saying that the older 767's would go to Feb 2014 saying that they would all go. I wonder what will be said in Feb 2015?
Qantas to retire 767s no later than 2018
by Will Horton on July 6, 2011
Qantas expects 2018 to be the latest year by which it will retire its 26-strong Boeing 767 fleet.
The indicative timing was the only forward projection of the airline’s fleet disclosed to a recent Macquarie conference.
A Qantas spokesman says the carrier could look to retire its large-capacity domestic workhorse earlier than 2018 if deliveries of 787 Dreamliners and other new aircraft hold up.
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Qantas accelerates refresh of B767 fleet
Written by Qantas Friday, 02 November 2012 15:10
Qantas has announced it will fast track the refurbishment of 16 Boeing 767 (B767) aircraft with new interiors and individual in-flight entertainment as part of wider investment in the domestic customer experience.
The first of the refreshed B767s has commenced flying today and will predominantly fly between Perth Sydney , Melbourne and Brisbane.
The last aircraft is targeted for completion by the end of March 2013 – completing the project six months earlier than originally planned.
Qantas accelerates refresh of B767 fleet
12 months ago:
QANTAS Group announces a fleet update, will retire its last Boeing 737-400 and 767-300, the Boeing 737-800 fleet will grow to 75
By Bruce Drum on February 21, 2013
The QANTAS Group (QANTAS Airways) (Sydney) has announced it will upgrade its entire fleet of Airbus A330s and order new Boeing 737-800s to drive its strategy in the international and domestic markets.
Beginning in late 2014, the Group will reconfigure the interior of 10 Airbus A330-300s and 20 A330-200s with a new flat seat in business class, refreshed economy cabin and a new inflight entertainment offering.
The A330-300s will be operated by QANTAS International on its network between Australia and Asia, while the A330-200s will be operated by QANTAS Domestic on routes between the east coast and Perth – enabling the final retirement of the Group’s Boeing 767s.
The Group will also purchase five additional Boeing 737-800 aircraft for QANTAS Domestic (for delivery during 2014) and extend the leases on two existing Boeing 737-800s this year.
The A330 reconfiguration program and the additional Boeing 737-800 orders do not affect the Group’s planned capital expenditure of $1.6 billion in 2012/13 and $1.5 billion in 2013/14..
The airline will also upgrade 20 A330-200s for QANTAS Domestic’s wide body fleet – meaning the trans-continental flights will be operated by aircraft featuring lie-flat beds in business and the latest inflight entertainment technology.
The Boeing 737-800 fleet will ultimately grow to 75 aircraft.
The older narrow body Boeing 737-400s will be phased out by the end of 2013 and Boeing 767s by mid-2015.
The group recently announced new orders for five additional Boeing 717 aircraft and three additional Bombardier Q400s for its regional operations.
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