Extract from article in today's Australian by Steve Creedy.
Meanwhile, Qantas is expected to move some Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 line maintenance offshore to Los Angeles and contract out other work to Melbourne-based John Holland Aviation Services if the dispute intensifies.
Mr Purvinas said the union was aware of the plans but Qantas "was having a lend of itself" if it thought it could cover the work normally done by licensed engineers.