Feb 23 (Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd QAN.AX :
* Qantas 2015/16 half-year results - CEO speech QAN.AX
* Expect to unlock a total of $450 million in transformation benefits over the full year"
* We will continue our momentum to deliver the full $2 billion in benefits that we have targeted by the end of financial year 2017"
* Qantas international's transition to the new Boeing (N:BA) 787-9 dreamliner is on track to start in late 2017
* Says in total, Qantas will recruit around 170 new pilots between now and the end of 2019
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