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[WoodenEye]

There is more to the story that what Topher says, but nonetheless, believe he has hit the nail on the head. I.e. Qantas is on track to follow Ansett if it can’t generate sufficient cash flow to take delivery of all planned A380’s & B787’s.

For Qantas International to prosper, things must change and the real question needs to be is the solution presently being touted the best alternative?

There is a substitute for either scaling down Qantas International and/or shifting jobs offshore; and that is for Qantas International to be integrated into IAG. See IAG delivers strongest result of the ‘big three’, as sales soar in 1H | Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation - CAPA

For why it is so.