Define ‘pretty soon’? When do you expect all border restrictions to be lifted?
QF is preparing to fly to the many destinations before all restrictions are lifted. I’m not sure that helps the A380 drivers in the short term.
The real question re EA variations is whether you can convince A330 F/Os to accommodate an extra 80 A380 F/Os onto their type (about an extra 1/3 of the establishment) in return for reduced MGH. A big ask!
That said, my gut tells me that the A380’s return would be only about 6 months after the A330 and 787 fleets are fully back. Cheaper to just pay the A380 crew for those 6 months that train them across and then back again.
Imagine the training bill?
Would AJ like it if he wanted to get the A380’s back and Dick says no can do, they’re all trained up on the 330?
OK train ‘em all up again.
As Keg said, better to keep them there. ....and pay them a MGH of 100 hours.
Fair Deal Murray?