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How about quoting the rest of the para as well?The whole para says that to survive long term they will need at least 3 aircraft. Therefore there is some sense in not exposing the operation to a claim of "ownership " from the QF long haul pilots. I'm not saying that I agree with the concept but I can see where they may be coming from.
I doubt if anyone even in QF fully knows how this will play out unless they have a pretty good informer in the inner ranks of the US Government.
Wunwing