Qantas head of fuel and environment Alan Milne said the carrier ranked last of 20 airlines in 2016 for transpacific fuel efficiency under a International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) study "chiefly because we use larger aircraft, fly very long distances and have premium cabins that naturally have fewer people on board" (Bloomberg, 17-Jan-2018). According to Qantas' CAPA profile, the carrier operates a mix of A380, A330-300 and Boeing 747-400 equipment on its Australia-US network. The carrier is also progressively deploying its new Boeing 787-9s on routes to the US, starting with Melbourne-Los Angeles.
Qantas defends transpacific fuel efficiency following last place ranking on ICCT study
17 January, 2018