Wirraway
30th Mar 2004, 09:55
Yahoo News 6:43PM
Qantas buys 5 new 737-800s
30/03/04 By: Andrew Nelson
Qantas Airways Limited said today it would acquire five additional two-class Boeing 737-800s for domestic operations. The purchase will further support their domestic network, which has recently seen the addition of a number of new routes including Sydney-Broome, Perth-Cairns, Perth-Canberra and Melbourne-Ayers Rock.
CEO, Geoff Dixon, said the new aircraft would increase the airline’s 737-800 fleet to 33 by the end of 2005.
“The acquisition of these five aircraft continues our strategy of growing the two-class Boeing 737-800 Qantas domestic fleet,” Mr Dixon said.
Since February 2002, Qantas advised that it has taken delivery of 21 737-800s with another two to be delivered in the middle of 2004. A further ten 737-800s will reportedly join the fleet between December 2004 and December 2005.
Mr Dixon went on to say that these new 737-800s are more fuel efficient, more spacious and cost effective than the 737-300s that are in the process of being retired from the fleet.
“By building this large fleet of modern 737-800s, we are offering our customers a better product as well as delivering improvements to aircraft utilisation, reliability and on-time performance.”
“The acquisition of the five new aircraft highlighted Qantas’ ongoing and substantial investment in its domestic product, both in the air and on the ground,” he concluded.
The cost of the five new aircraft was included in the company’s recent $6.7 billion capital expenditure forecast for the three years to June 2006.
Qantas lost -3c to $3.40 on the day’s trades.
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Qantas buys 5 new 737-800s
30/03/04 By: Andrew Nelson
Qantas Airways Limited said today it would acquire five additional two-class Boeing 737-800s for domestic operations. The purchase will further support their domestic network, which has recently seen the addition of a number of new routes including Sydney-Broome, Perth-Cairns, Perth-Canberra and Melbourne-Ayers Rock.
CEO, Geoff Dixon, said the new aircraft would increase the airline’s 737-800 fleet to 33 by the end of 2005.
“The acquisition of these five aircraft continues our strategy of growing the two-class Boeing 737-800 Qantas domestic fleet,” Mr Dixon said.
Since February 2002, Qantas advised that it has taken delivery of 21 737-800s with another two to be delivered in the middle of 2004. A further ten 737-800s will reportedly join the fleet between December 2004 and December 2005.
Mr Dixon went on to say that these new 737-800s are more fuel efficient, more spacious and cost effective than the 737-300s that are in the process of being retired from the fleet.
“By building this large fleet of modern 737-800s, we are offering our customers a better product as well as delivering improvements to aircraft utilisation, reliability and on-time performance.”
“The acquisition of the five new aircraft highlighted Qantas’ ongoing and substantial investment in its domestic product, both in the air and on the ground,” he concluded.
The cost of the five new aircraft was included in the company’s recent $6.7 billion capital expenditure forecast for the three years to June 2006.
Qantas lost -3c to $3.40 on the day’s trades.
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