Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority needs to approve the flights of up to 21 hours, and Qantas said on Friday the regulator had "provisionally advised" that it saw no issues with pilot fatigue management on the new routes.
How fortunate that no science is required by a duplicitous and captured regulator. Chairman's lounge membership assured.
The hurdle rate achieved by threatening or cajoling union executives. Probably a little from column A and a little from Column B.
With the Lead IR negotiator a former AIPA President it seems a few months more pressure ought do the job.
Which subsidiary will it be who will do the flying...