Airlines
Qantas Takes Delivery of Its Final 787-9 Dreamliners
The final 787-9 that Qantas ordered from Boeing has already been delivered to the airline after it landed in Melbourne this morning. After spending 15 hours in the air, the plane completes Qantas’ fleet of 14 787-9s, which fly to long-distance destinations like Vancouver, Auckland, Santigo, and New York.
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Similar to previous Qantas 787-9s, the remaining three aircraft will include 166 economy seats, 28 premium economy seats, and 42 business class lie-flat bed seats. For Qantas to expand its capacity and provide new routes, the aircraft are essential. Particularly, the airline is now negotiating with Air France to create a direct service from Perth to France as well as to a number of other major European destinations.
As part of Project Winton, a significant fleet renewal initiative for Qantas, the airline will either purchase or have the option to purchase up to 299 narrow-body and 12 wide-body aircraft for delivery over the next decade.
This comprises 20 Airbus A321XLRs and 29 A220-300s to fly its internal routes, nine further A321s that will be converted into freighters, 12 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft to launch Project Sunrise, and nine more A321s.
