Will A level 12 or 13 LAME progress up one level for the 1st of Jan 2008 plus 1.5%?
yes
If so, is this a view shared by both parties to the agreement.
yes
So does this mean that the flexibilities only apply when a A330 is physically in the hangar OR does it mean that once the A330's return to BNE that the 'sweep' of flexibilities get FULLY implemented for ever?
It can't be only when aircraft in hangar or else everyone would go home as the aircraft gets towed out. It's when the A330 work returns to Aus and the only facility doing them will be Bne.
If the answer is the second part of my question's then QF have now got their foot in the door for their flexibilities rosters. This will now flow all the way down the east coast of Australia into MEL Heavy.
This is rubbish. It is fenced off to Bne because the Bne guys have been allocated a set amount of training and overall have agreed to the changes.
If the Melbourne blokes don't want the rosters or flexibilities then they don't get them. This was the result of the Melbourne vote and until they accept the changes, this union will stand by them. If in some point in time management are pointing fingers up North saying "but you have agreed for them in Bne" we say "so what mate, we haven't here". it doesn't get any simpler than that.