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Qantas cancels and defers 30 787 orders
26 June 2009
The Australian flag carrier cancels 15 787 orders and delays delivery of a further 15, days after Boeing said it was again postponing the aircraft’s first flight.
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[Qantas]
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[Dreamline]
[Jetstar]
Qantas has cancelled 15 787 orders and delayed delivery of a further 15 in the same week that Boeing said it was again postponing the first flight of the long-awaited Dreamliner.
The Australian flag carrier cancelled orders for 15 787-9s, which were due to be delivered in 2014/15, saving the company $3 billion based on current list prices. The airline also delayed delivery of 15 787-8s by four years.
“Delaying delivery, and reducing overall 787 capacity is prudent, while still enabling Qantas and Jetstar to take advantage of growth opportunities and market demands, both domestically and internationally,” said chief executive officer Alan Joyce in a...
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