QANTAS GROUP FLEET At 1 September 2010, the Qantas Group operated a total passenger fleet of 252 aircraft.
Qantas and QantasLink (191)
Airbus A380-800 6 Boeing 747-400ER 6 Boeing 747-400 21 Boeing 767-300 26
Boeing 737-800 41 Boeing 737-400 21 Airbus A330-300 10 Airbus A330-200 7
Boeing 717-200 11 Bombardier Dash 8 21 Bombardier Q400 21
Jetstar and Jetstar Asia (61)
Airbus A320-200 48
Airbus A321-200 6
Airbus A330-200 7
FLEET STRATEGY For the Qantas Group, fleet planning is about balancing the immediate flying needs of the business while investing in new aircraft to drive long term improvements in safety, passenger comfort, cost, fuel efficiency, noise emissions, freight capacity and range capability. The new generation A380 and B787 remain central to the future of the Group’s flying businesses. The A380 will replace B747s on mature, dense routes such as London and Los Angeles. The A380 fleet will grow to 20 by 2015/16. The B787 will be ideal for point-to-point flying on medium density short and long haul routes. It will facilitate Jetstar’s growth into Europe and in Asia, be operated by Qantas on services into Asia and, potentially, high traffic Qantas domestic routes. The arrival of the B787 will allow for the progressive retirement of Qantas’ B767 fleet. The cornerstone of QantasLink’s fleet renewal remains the 74-seat turbo-prop Bombardier Q400. The Group is also acquiring narrow-body aircraft to support Qantas (B737-800) and Jetstar (A320/A321) domestic and short haul international growth.
FLEET INVESTMENT AND RENEWAL Since 2000, the Group has announced a number of new aircraft orders for Qantas, QantasLink and Jetstar as part of its multi-billion dollar fleet renewal program.