This from the refueller in Ballina, or was it Townsville?
- 787 will not go to QF Mainline
- 787 will be used to fill gaps in international market where QF Mainline cost base is too high
- Mainline International will ONLY do trunk routes, won't get any bigger, but probably not any smaller, either
- 747 will be replaced, when the time comes, by some form of efficient twin (a350 / 777)
- 787 operation will either be a JQ "plus" product, or a QF "lite" product ie full service, better than current JQ international product, not as much provided as QF international
- as to who is going to fly it, he didn't know...