This week JB and SD made it clear to the Virgin Pilots that the Wet Lease arrangement with Alliance will end in FEB as planned and they have no further plans to use Alliance.
And when the five new 717s are out of the desert and sitting in Brisbane and Canberra with red tails taking up the current and forcast expansion QF wont have a need for Alliance anymore as well.
Rumour is there are more 717 airframes sitting in the desert and QF can't get their hands on them quick enough.
I cant see why they would buy out Alliance when they are expanding their 717 operation.