Qantas squeezes Airbus and Boeing over aircraft for ultralong nonstop flights
Qantas sees demand from time-poor travellers willing to pay a premium to cut out stopovers
19 November 2019 - 18:25
Sydney — Qantas has asked Airbus and Boeing for a better deal on aircraft capable of nonstop Sydney-London flights before deciding whether to place an order.
“We asked them to go back and relook at that, to sharpen their pencils, because there still was a gap there,” Qantas International CEO Tino La Spina told an investor briefing on Tuesday after Qantas outlined plans for capital spending to average A$2bn (R20.15bn) a year...
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