"Ultimately we never lost confidence that the 787 was almost the perfect aircraft for Air New Zealand with long routes and relatively small traffic numbers. I think it will prove for Christopher and the team a real economic game changer."
Former Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe in
JULY 2014...
Ultimately Mr Joyce will never look east for 'airline comparison purposes', as Air New Zealand is way ahead of Qantas.
Taking at face value Mr Joyce's comments is mainstream media procedure. He is never challenged. Sadly QF pilots bought a growth story for the 787 too..It was never a growth story it was a substitution.
Crew cost reductions are the boast, but the real advantage of the 787 is two fold; much lower fuel included CASK and in pulling capacity from the market a better yield premium is possible as a 747/A380 is replaced with a 787