Yes, they want cost reduction because our aircraft maintenance is pure cost unless you can get contracts so you can make money from maintaining other ops aircraft to help offset the cost of maintaining our own aircraft. More contracts = more profit = more of our costs offset. (simplisticly). BMS has only been making some money the last few years because QF chased the Atlas maint contract and the BA and others' washing contracts. Yeah, they're low on staff but they're working to keep the contracts and the incoming money. I think we all need to realise that if we don't negotiate reasonably and help to retain contracts, our maintenance will become too expensive and QF will have to contract out OUR maintenance.