Qantas will, in 5 years time, outsource
All A380 heavy maintenance
All B787 heavy maintenance
All B737
OR A330 heavy maintenance
All engine overhaul
All component overhaul
Jetstar will outsource most of its A320 heavy maintenance if the status quo remains, all of it if they have their way.
There will be a token force somewhere in MEL/AVV or BNE.
The Sydney aircraft maintenance section, as per the SACL plans will be relocated, the current 13 or so hangar bays, will be torn down and relocated apparently. But a 2 bay A380 hangar costs over $100 million apparently. I can't imagine them wanting to spend $300-400+ million on new hangar facilities to comply with the following;
1.3 Location of Principal Operational Centre
Of the facilities, taken in aggregate, which are used by Qantas in the provision of scheduled
international air transport services (for example, facilities for the maintenance and housing of Aircraft,
catering, marketing, flight operations, training and administration), the facilities located in Australia,
when compared with those located in any other country, must represent the principal centre of
operations of Qantas. [Qantas Sale Act s.7(1)(h)]
So it seems to me they have found a legal argument to circumvent the sale act, which is probably the last thing that needs to be tested in a court of law. Perhaps it depends on how the wording is interpreted. Is it the services individually or the services as a whole.