the tall poppy syndrome is very much a myth.
Everyone knows the engineers have had conditions over the years that any reasonable person would consider excessive.
You contradict yourself my friend.
Different people would describe “excessive” differently and traditionally in Australia anyone doing better than ones self is viewed with jealous suspicion. Again, what one drives or where they live is of no concern to anyone else.
Every time certain expertise have their “excessive” salaries driven backwards, the airline expects more of the same next time. Offshoring is just an extension of this, it’s not a necessity, it’s purely based in greed. Australian engineers are as good as anyone else and Australian airlines should be prioritising Australian jobs in Australia.