BA-Qantas merger may win plane discounts
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The two airlines would become the largest customer for theBoeing 787 and the second-biggest customer for the Airbus A380, the flagshipmodels for both manufacturers.
“Any time you create a larger entity through a combinationof this kind, you’re leveraging up your buying power,” Daniel Solon, an analystat Avmark International in London,was quoted saying. “A BA-Qantas combination is driven by competition from both Singapore(Airlines) and Emirates – plus all the other guys like Etihad.”
Bloomberg also reported Brent Mitchell, an analyst in Melbourne at ShawStockbroking Ltd, commenting; “They’ll be able to save on aircraft procurement,crew and maintenance by merging. Lots is going to happen in terms ofconsolidation in the industry.”
A merged BA-Qantas would have an order backlog of 126 ofBoeing aircraft, including 89 of its 787 Dreamliners, as well as 224 Airbusplanes, including 32 A380s.
In an interesting twist to the merger, Bloomberg revealedthat Qantas CEO Joyce and British Airways’ CEO, Willie Walsh, both studied at Dublin’s Trinity College and previously worked at Aer Lingus, thenational carrier of Ireland.Both men are also in their 40’s, the report added.
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