With down payments made for A220s, A321XLRs and A350-1000s, Qantas is now eyeing up a successor for its Airbus A330s. Owen Zupp details the Aussie giant’s next moves as well as its future fleet
Aviation is a dynamic environment. Planning, both tactically on a day-to-day basis and strategically, years into the future, is a challenging task to say the very least. So many elements that exist beyond the control of the airlines and their personnel can alter the future at a moment’s notice. On a daily basis, weather, crewing and aircraft logistics can switch in an instant. On a global scale, the pandemic, global financial crisis and September 11, 2001 all had a major impact on the airline industry. Regardless of the timeframe or the origins of an event, airlines must be prepared through an ever-increasing need for flexibility within its fleet.
Consequently, when Qantas made the major announcement relating to future fleet acquisitions there was much to consider. The decision had the added complexity of encompassing regional, domestic and international operations across the various airlines within the Qantas Group…
