The car industry is forever being bailed out.
I am not saying subsidise the aviation sector indefinitely, but a one lump sum.
Tell QF and
VB, here is the money to build you new facilities and to get them running.
Qf are always banging on about the cost of such a facility, and they cant afford to build it for only 14 aircraft. So if the facility is built for them and it can handle any widebody flying today and into the future then their argument would be invalid.
And butchers and plumbers, the coles/woolies duopoly is to blame for the the end of the local butcher/baker, but the trades are still available.
Plumbers and sparkies, the red headed bogan wants to bring in US trades people.
That is a short term solution, but are they going to increase training for these trades to deal with it in the long term?
Also the aircraft apprentice trade has been smashed over the years, 20 years ago when you completed your trade you had a cert to cover the whole aviation maintenance industry for your trade.
QF has bastardised the system so you now only complete what they want you to complete, so when QF makes you redundant as they seem to these days, you are left with a ticket that doesn't include GA and helicopters. That is OK if QF keep you for your whole career but that doesn't happen anymore.