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Qantas: Product Launch
Project Sunrise A350-1000ULR ultra-long-haul aircraft program experiencing delays but accelerating towards full fleet deployment by November 2026. First delivery pushed to April 2027, but all 12 aircraft will arrive in compressed window enabling rapid scaling of Sydney-London and Sydney-New York routes.
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The leadership read
Product momentum tends to widen other product and commercial leadership bench strength.
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 108.2 (Hot), up 2.4 on the prior month; Americas hiring signal is running rising (+15.4pts).
Qantas: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Other median of 1 across 5 tracked companies.
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Product Launch · Americas
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Product Launch · Americas
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