Australian Airlines
JB,
"Australian" is the same Company/business name as the old TN, which Qantas "kept in the bottom drawer". However AO is a completely new AOC, worked from scratch when they started the Cairns 767 operation.
I hear AIPA has proposed bringing the wet lease operation under the QF AOC, putting AO pilots on QF pay rates but maintainng current AO scheduling rules for the "Cairns base", as it would become. Cost savings from 1 less AOC and crewing flexibilities (as in this topic's example) would far outweigh the relatively modest salary increase. Up till now QF have been stone walling AIPA on the proposal (refusing to turn up to meetings) - wonder if they'll become more interested now??