Doesn't "The Qantas Group" already hold a few "Domestic AOC's"?
They would still hold the TAA/Australian Airlines AOC, didn't they also end up with the Ansett AOC?
Not positive about that last one though!
Another question that I've heard asked is with Qantas' present pilot surplus why haven't management started retrenching pilots / offer VR?
One theory I've heard is to do with the Jet Connect / Transmission of Business court case that the AIPA ran a few years ago.
I'm led to believe that the judge ruled along the lines that Jet Connect had many ,let's say "questionable legitimacy" issues ,however nothing could be pursued with reference to "Transmission of Business" until ,I think the term used was, "material disadvantage" occurred to Qantas pilots.
I'm led to believe that basically means until Qantas pilots start getting sacked whilst the other Qantas Group entities continue to expand.
Is there any legitimacy to this theory?