Boeing To Accelerate Delivery of Qantas 787s
Australia’s Qantas has reached a new agreement with Boeing to advance delivery of the first of eight 787-8s it has on order to mid-2012, some two years ear

Australia’s Qantas has reached a new agreement with Boeing to advance delivery of the first of eight 787-8s it has on order to mid-2012, some two years earlier than last planned. Qantas plans to use the airplanes to expand the international route network of its Jetstar low-fare subsidiary, which expects the airplanes to arrive in a two-class, 313-seat cabin configuration. 


While Jetstar takes delivery of the new Dreamliners, it plans to transfer its Airbus A330-200s to Qantas, which in turn plans to retire its aging Boeing 767-300ERs. Plans call for the last seven 787-8s, along with 35 larger 787-9s, to begin arriving in 2014.