From The Age website:
However, Qantas' head of engineering, David Cox, said there had not been any increase in maintenance issues but an increase in media attention to those incidents.
Found that quite amusing at a time when customers are starting to question their choice of Qantas as the safer alternative. To paraphrase: "Acutally, we're always having issues - you just don't normally find out about them".
Hmmmm..........UTR