What WOFTAM says makes a lot of sense, many people have wondered why QF group is pursuing a counter-intuitive option.
Many QF A330 pilots are way behind the eight ball now money wise due Dixons policies. I know of A330 pilots who are 40-50 k in the hole compared to what they would have earned if the A330's had not been gifted to Jetstar and the A380's not delayed. QF received compensation when the A380's were delayed, but no pilots did. It is pie in the sky I know, but QF would go a long way to getting many of it's pilots back onside if, when Boeing hands over the compensation cheque, some of it goes to employees who have been financially affected by these delays, not just the shareholders.