A Qantas spokesperson in a statement said MoD had brought the company into line with aircraft manufacturer guidelines and with other airlines, including Virgin Australia and Jetstar.
"Modern aircraft have sophisticated systems which alert us to mechanical issues meaning engineers don't need to check the aircraft before every single domestic flight.
"Our cars don't get repaired the same way as they did 20 years ago and the same goes for our aircraft.
I think its great when they go into print like this; should anything ever happen and it can be traced back to this, QF would have some explaining to do.
(But hey I guess thats why the spend so much on
PR and legal departments these days)