QF finding a 50/50 MRO partner, willing to set up in OZ,
May well be a credible solution, but compromise is the name of the game.
Offshoring isn’t working and going back from where we came, wasn't competitive.
No reason QF couldn’t brand it by owning 51% of Qantas Technical, with the other 49% being owned by independent Australian Investors and those who work there.
Competing airlines may not like the idea, but assuming the unit cost is sharp, reliability better than the offshored competition and control at arm’s length, any such entity could ultimately become something they too come to support.