Fair Work IB won't be deciding the entire EA, just the parts that aren't agreed on yet so it's hard to see massive changes to what has been on the table previously. I wonder if QF pulling some previously agreed upon items just before applying for IB will count as bad faith conduct in Fair Work's eyes?
A left field idea I've heard is what if the Network pilots say to QF that the proposed deal is mostly fine, but for charter only purposes? RPT can be left to some other part of QF? Normally it would be hard to see QF sending aircraft without J class or wifi across the country on RPT with the prices they charge, but we are where we are and it seems foolish to doubt the reports of cross country flying conducted by Network in the future.