No doubt QF would have had the 78's much earlier if it wasn't for the financial losses in recent years
Yeah, but they were "losses" on the books to achieve a certain outcome for senior executives - not genuine losses.
Joyce says that the B787 will "revolutionize" Qantas - I wonder how much better off Qantas would be right now if he hadn't cancelled 51 orders for very keenly priced B787's.