there is a huge difference in the way the job is done at qf compared to newer carriers - salary aside. the unions prevent so much efficient operation at qf. remember when the engineers at qf were still doing multiman pushbacks while jq 717' were using the new single person remote tug. this happens throughout an airline like qf - its no wonder a new airline is started on a clean sheet of paper. job building is the bane of old world airlines.