I had an idea that QF maintenance acquired ISO9001/2000 accreditation a couple of years ago. Also thought I heard that the Flight Ops Dept had consistently failed to acquire the same accreditation. Not sure how true this is but feel sure that the ISO accreditation thing must be costing QF a bundle to keep in Maintenance and to (fail to) acquire for Flight Ops.
QF has always been my first choice for travel as SLF and I was bouyed by the thought that their maintenance was of the highest standard. However, if maintenance is to be out-sourced (and I assume the successful contractor will have to hold the same ISO accreditation), maybe QF has given up on those efforts and related costs to themselves?
Maybe someone can connect the dots on this for me?