The whole QantasLink saga is a bit like a bomb going off... bits flying in all directions and nobody knows where/if they will land.
There will have to be a lot of give and take before it is all sorted out. At the end of the day I would expect there will be ONE QL pilot list which will include SS SA EA and IMP. Any new hires would be on the bottom of the list. It wont be a Y but some funny sort of W with a tail.
At the end of the day it will most likely cost QF more than it does now. There is already a great standoff between various engineering groups.
One can only guess what will happen to NJS, but it seems likely that as the aircraft leases expire they will not be renewed, unless somthing else comes out of the hat! Over the next 5 years most of the leases will expire and unless QF decide on another type (only one other on the list)it is certainly likely that the red tail 146's will fade away.
As for the places where the 717 may be limited, I think you will see the 737... eg BRM.
Oh for a crystal ball......
