Just in relation to the current Divisional flying split with Short haul.
The old guard of the FAAA that did EBA 6 failed to get any access at all to the a330 in their last EBA of 2003. Having said that, Mijatov and Smedley campaigned heavily against the EBA for that reason and a number of others. Notwithstanding their opposition using their own funds and their "names" rather than anonymously, the EBA was voted up by crew by about 53%.
After that Mijatov Smedley and Reed negotiated 30% of regional flying for long haul crew 25% for short haul crew and 45% that the company could flex. A significant imprivement on 0% from EBA 6.
Since then the 45% that the company could lflex has gone to short haul simply because of 140 hours per month, 25% less pay and no slipping formula.
In this EBA we get the 45% plus our 30% guaranteed for long Haul crew which represents a return of our traditional flying.
In order to secure that significant growth for our division the new entry conditions and flexibility in a new Regional Slipping formula has delivered it back to long Haul.
Even so short haul would still be more productive from some perspective but the overall gain for Qantas and Long Haul crew is a good one
I hope that answers the question on regional Flying.
Btw the 787-900 will be the aircraft that replaces the A330 on the regional flying and it is 100% ours as a result of this EBA8.... If we were doing the regional flying when it arrived we wouldnt have got it