What other engine overhaul centres are there in Australia? Theres no doubt that newer technologies and processes(quite possibly those very processes devised by the qantas engine overhaul shops that earned all those awards)are enabling engines to be more durable and go longer between major overhauls. However I dont think that operators of (for example) 737 fleets the size of Virgin and Qantas would be sending their CFMs too far from home for the big work.
Is there a local overhaul shop in the country somewhere that is rubbing its hands together with glee at this decision?