In regards to the Alan Joyce Avalon Press Circus video just before...
Smoke and Mirrors? or downright lies...?
From what I understand the Avalon Contractors (not even Qantas) had to sign their lives away with a substandard and early EBA for the work.
If they didn't, the work would go OS to Hong Kong.
Told it was going to be 24mths work when the reality is about 14mths, less 6 weeks for Certification.
From what I am told, there are 600 people at Avalon with about 40 or so Qantas employees (mostly Management and Leading Hands) so the future after this is apparently 737's. Used to be 900 about 6 years ago from information being told.
Sounds like they will poach 737's from Melbourne... so it sounds like a loose - loose situation for Australian Maintenance and Qantas in Australia.