No MRO wants to take on the 743's!
Keg, as I understand it, the 743’s WERE meant to get done overseas in the first place. The story goes that QF asked for a quote from SIAEC and they weren’t happy with the price and started looking elsewhere around the world for a better price. When they couldn’t find anyone to do it, they returned to SIAEC and said – We will accept your quote now, please fix our planes. SIAEC said – sorry we no longer have any slots available. The result: No one in the whole world wants to do them! This left QF in the poo and that is why they are trying to get them done in Avalon by asking their loyal old ex Sydney HM LAME’s to come on down and bang a couple out for old times sake. Unfortunately it appears that the majority have found meaningful employment outside the industry since closure and it would take a substantial amount of money to get them back. $41 per hour appears to be nothing more than salt into the wound. Anyone else have a different take on the situation?