John Gissing has openly said that management are not interested in the C Series. The delayed certification, untested technology and the fact an engine went boom on a test aircraft earlier this year has not made Qantas want to put any ships on the order books with Bombardier.
We are talking about QF management here. I have it on good authority that this is going to happen. You do have to remember that they did not buy the 777 but bought these lovely whale's instead. Anything is possible in the upside down pyramid of QF!