I doubt it highly.
A small fleet of buses wouldn't make sense. Although that is a qantas group speciality.
I personally see Qantas sticking to the Boeing. They keep them longer, and in the longer term they are cheaper to operate.
The buses are great if you churn them out before they get expensive to maintain.
I keep hearing Qantas guys salivitating over 321 Neos. They will only make sense if they are LRs for the longer thin legs. This would suit Jetstar over Qantas. The extra burn of the 321 over the 320 doesn't make sense in a domestic setting for yields or turn arounds. It's an extra 500 kg an hour burn for an extra 40 pax. (That's in a Jetstar config too). Qantas would probably have a 180 seats in a 321. Qantas need 767 replacements. Which is why I believe they'll be pretty keen to see what Boeing is cooking up as a 321 competitor 757 replacement.
The extra burn of the 321 is also why you see JQ with them on shorter sectors these days where the burn isn't as critical, as its up and down. The company have even removed the ACTs. They'd almost struggle to be transcontinental now.
Last edited by The Green Goblin; 9th Mar 2016 at 00:47.