Qantas Will Never Die
For a variety of reasons Qantas will never die nor be allowed to die.
It employs 36000 people
The ancilliary industries its supports is most likely 10 times that.
The massive void it would create domestically and internationally would be impossible to fill in the short term(2 years).
Politically for the incumbent government its survival would be mandatory.
Letting Qantas die is not something you want to be remembered for.
Qantas has weathered other storms during its 90 year history.
Apart from resource and morale problems it is in better financial shape than 99% of its competition.
Rest assured your grandchildren will have Qantas as a choice of carrier