Joyce on Sky Business stated they hope to maintain jobs in the medium to long term.
Yes but Qantas management's definition of "long term" is what's happening after lunch ... or a sausage sizzle in this case. So I wouldn't hold my breath!!
It seems to me that the midget has spelled out quite clearly how this is all going to work, even if he had to correct himself in the process. The flights are
code share services, and with the exception of a few, will obviously be operated by EK. Eventually I'd expect even the few red-tail flights to be dropped. The vision is for QF international to become a virtual international airline, a strong domestic brand and network feeding a codeshare international network, where QF doesn't operate any aircraft whatsoever (internationally).