It's Pathetic
Well said A of A QF Engineering is run by accountants who have no idea about aircraft maintenance. They are all just bean counters who have cut the guts out of engineering.
If there was an alternative MRO in Oz QF would be losing engineers in droves.
We all try to be professional, but nobody gives a sh#t anymore. Morale is thru the floor.
As is the case with most departments we have endured years of EBA's that don't keep up with the CPI, while QF wastes millions on Strategy maps, Part Smart and eQ computer programs which are all dismal failures.
Engineering management have no ideas so they ask the troops to self shaft themselves, and when they refuse you get what has happened in Perth and now Melbourne.
God help us all