Makes sense that MRO's will start ramping up charges after other operators start shutting down their facilities.
Only problems are 1/ In due time the operator will have little control over the costs of heavy maintenance. 2/ How will an airline start up in-house maintenance again with the associated start-up costs so high and a lack of suitably experienced engineers. 3/ Who will be left to sack when unexpected costs associated with heavy maintenance start to blow out the cost base of the business.
I guess current management will be long gone to deal with such issues.
What a great shame that the next generations of Australians will no longer have the same opportunities we have had in this industry. To me this is the greatest tragedy.