To Run the group he has BCG.
To Run IR he has Oldmeadow.
To Run maintenance he had Seabury who in turn recommended sending everything to HAECO, SIA, LH or whoever.
To monitor and fix his engines he outsources to RR and/or GE.
To run Jetstar he has not just one, but multiple CEO's.
To deal with the media, the public and more importantly the government he has the spokesmodel.
To figure out what to do with the international airline part of the business (the bit everyone had forgotten about for the last decade) he outsources to a committee headed by someone with experience which amounts to not much more than that of a flight attendant (not meaning to insult real flight attendants).
And to top if off he needs another consultancy with this Bain & Co appointment................
What exactly does he do to earn the biggest pay check in world aviation? 