Qantas has postponed aircraft deliveries from both Airbus and Boeing as it reassesses its capacity needs due to the coronavirus downturn.
The airline told the plane makers it will pause deliveries until it has more certainty over air travel demand in the coming months.
It is deferring three Boeing 787s which were due by the end of 2020, and 18 Airbus A321neos for its budget arm Jetstar Airways.
Qantas hasn’t got a definite timeline of when it will accept the deliveries.
The airline has already put on hold an order for up to a dozen Airbus A350 jets for its much anticipated ultra-long haul flights to London and New York.
It expects a full recovery in the travel market could take years.
By deferring the deliveries Qantas will avoid shelling out hundreds of millions of dollars this year.
