Either QF are getting the jets and someone will fly them, or they’ve decided the business case doesn’t stack up.
As for negotiations,
- the NEW COM will have to agree to put any proposal to a vote
- selling it will take at least 2 weeks
- minimum one week to vote
The weeks are running out if you took the process seriously.
The self imposed (industrial) timeline is a joke. No confirmed type. Fatigue data on one or two flights to guide negotiations.
The decision has been made.
If only someone actually cared.