The airline fuelled anger among staff last week when it announced plans to establish its first heavy maintenance base in Asia in partnership with Malaysia Airlines. Qantas said the new base would serve only as an "overflow" when its bases in Australia were booked out.
I wouldn't say anger, just another uneducated and badly researched "idea" from our senior management that causes one to shake ones head, anyone who is in the know will be aware that the facility they refer to in KL is itself "over flowing" work. The Malays don't have enough qualified people either.
It's the Line one debarcle all over again. I wont get into the argument of outsourcing/offshoring, but if you are going to do it for gods sake make sure there is someone with capacity out there to take up the slack!!!!!!