Agree the current situation with JHK and JJ is ugly, but I equally think it is pretty tough to blame management for JHK approvals taking >24 months when your shareholding structure is more Chinese (China & HK) than CX.
That said with QF domestics first 738s now 12 yo (think 15 were delivered in 2002 post AAs 9/11 cancellations), I would not be surprised to see some A320s with red tails in the coming years.
The only questions is who they will be operated by.