Miss Management
Its interesting that DC & MH have released the new Operations Managers positions - why because they have no idea how the actual business of maintaining a fleet of aircraft and handling personnel, so when it all goes pear shaped they can blame someone else....
The question remains why bother having MH/RH/DM/KM?
Whats the point, why not have operations managers and delete these"Jobs for the Boys", honestly they are like pigs in a trough!
On the other point I agree it isnt the industrial dispute that is causing the problems, sure the lack of overtime is hurting but why?
The reason being the continual outsourcing of Maintenance & Components!
When the overtime was running guys were fixing errors or lack of maintenance carried out by the 2nd class maintenance organisations - you get what you pay for!
How many times have LAME's changed multiple components of the same item to find the so called serviceable item is defective...recently serviced by El cheapo's Component workshop.....
Time All Qantas Management from the top down was overhauled...., pay them out, terminate them, people who have no idea on how a business works shouldn't be in positions of a complex machine as aircraft maintenance