2002 Qantas Annual Report
2002 Qantas Annual Report
2002 Qantas Annual Report
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QANTAS OPERATES A FLEET OF 187 AIRCRAFT<br />
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QANTAS FLEET <strong>Qantas</strong> continues to be a world leader in the selection of new aircraft types.<br />
Highlights of the year included:<br />
• delivery of 15 Next Generation Boeing 737-800s between February and August <strong>2002</strong>;<br />
• the ordering of an additional four Boeing 737-800s for delivery from May 2003;<br />
• delivery of six Boeing 717s between April and June <strong>2002</strong>;<br />
• finalising preparations for the delivery in November <strong>2002</strong> of the first of six Boeing 747-400ER aircraft;<br />
• finalising preparations for the delivery in November <strong>2002</strong> of the first of 13 Airbus A330 aircraft; and<br />
• continuing preparations for the delivery of 12 Airbus A380 aircraft between 2006 and 2011.<br />
The new Boeing 737-800s are more fuel efficient and cost effective and offer more spacious cabins,<br />
more headroom and larger windows than the Boeing 737-300.<br />
The speed with which <strong>Qantas</strong> selected and acquired these aircraft was unprecedented in the airline’s history.<br />
The first new aircraft entered service just three months after a contract was signed with Boeing and all 15 were<br />
operating six months later.<br />
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THE SPIRIT OF AUSTRALIA