Itchy, considering that it is QF that will be maintaining these aircraft, it's probably no suprise that QF went with the A330 instead of the 767. The 767 will be dead at QF within the next ten or so years wherease the A330 has a good 25+ years of life. I don't think QF wanted to get into the same strife that we are with the B707, that is supporting a miantenance system that has no 'cross over' into the QF system. Spares, expertise, training will all be 'shared' between QF and ronnie RAAF.
Great deal for QF and not a bad one for the RAAF- even it if WAS an airbus!
