Eyeing the enormous demand for air travel and pilots coming from Asia, Mr Joyce announced that Qantas would open its own pilot academy in 2019, which it hoped would become the biggest in the southern hemisphere, capable of producing 500 pilots a year.
"To do it, we’ll partner with a leading education provider, and we’ll engage with federal, state and territory governments who want to attract a facility of this calibre," Mr Joyce said.
So Qantas pilots, Australia joins the globe as your Orwellian overlords have another key plank in controlling supply and ultimately terms and conditions.
It may have dawned on the smartest guys in the room that an early Fear, uncertainty and Doubt Campaign (Network and Jetconnect) might with a long term zero cost contract lock in the bottom until this 'scheme' comes online..