TBH if I was in charge of Qantas I would be doing the same, the future of Medium Haul are single aisle aircraft point to point with higher frequency, if I purchase those aircraft I want to utilise them to the max allowable under the FRMS, contractural restrictions to that would be top of my lost of things to go….. just remember that once they go they will never come back. Who cares if you get to fly the new ‘jets’, you cant have it all ways, if you want to keep your current agreement then do that but risk Joyce calling his bluff and moving flying elsewhere. What does it matter, these contracts were formed when this type of flying wasn’t even possible and surely it warrants some adjustments to rules that are not fit for purpose any more?