"I am certainly not one that thinks our own pay and conditions can be maintained indefinitely, whether we have a B pay scale or not, but I think this might be a way to stop the movement of Qantas cabin crew jobs to other countries".
Continues to canvase the idea we should be working on jetstar salaries.

pretty pathatic.

QF will continue to employ offshore for the following reasons.
no super
no bidding system
max usage of A days
dont want f/a's to stay more then 3-5 years
not enough flexibility in the system if you analyse our recent domestic collegues EBA you might find its not a paycut which was the key to a successfull outcome to the EBA but FLEXIBILITY

. a mix of casuals, unlimited part time for all ranks, a range of flying hours to suit personal,seasonal flying, etc.