With this agreement, QF has no possibility of ever expanding westwards, no matter how much they turn the business around. EK will never allow it. SQ, CX, TG will have Asia completely tied up even more, so there will never again be expansion that way either.
So that leaves the QF International network as the US, and maybe South Africa, and South America. 12 x A380's would cover that, but looking towards the future I can see the 777x as the best fit for a very small but profitable international network.
I agree with 7600 but expect more job losses, over the next 5+ years, I believe up to 80% of QF staff could be shed.
For the domestic network and small international network, 10,000 employees would still probably be excessive depending on the level of maintenance done in Australia. I think Virgin has about 6,000 employees, so that's what they'll likely target. Plus perhaps a few thousand management consultants.
Last edited by The The; 9th Sep 2012 at 00:41.