Qantas joins the Dreamliner club with first international flight
Qantas' Dreamliner makes its international debut Friday between Melbourne and Los Angeles, and the plane promises to deliver insurance against any fuel price rises, says the airline's CE Alan Joyce. The Boeing 787-9 will fly the route 6 times a week, ahead of starting Perth to London services in March. ''The economics of this aircraft are so amazing that we could fly two of them tail to tail and it is still slightly lower on the current fuel price than an A380," Joyce said. ''It does dramatically help insulate you from higher fuel prices.'' While the Dreamliner entered service around the world 6 years ago, and Qantas had deferred its initial order, Joyce said his airline had made some big investments in other areas in the meantime. It was also cutting costs in its transformation programme. <br/>
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Qantas joins the Dreamliner club with first international flight
Qantas' Dreamliner makes its international debut Friday between Melbourne and Los Angeles, and the plane promises to deliver insurance against any fuel price rises, says the airline's CE Alan Joyce. The Boeing 787-9 will fly the route 6 times a week, ahead of starting Perth to London services in March. ''The economics of this aircraft are so amazing that we could fly two of them tail to tail and it is still slightly lower on the current fuel price than an A380," Joyce said. ''It does dramatically help insulate you from higher fuel prices.'' While the Dreamliner entered service around the world 6 years ago, and Qantas had deferred its initial order, Joyce said his airline had made some big investments in other areas in the meantime. It was also cutting costs in its transformation programme. <br/>
