Steve,
Does the ALAEA include Brisbane Base Maintenance in the statement:
We have advised Qantas that they can release any employee who has requested to leave voluntarily at their leisure.
I understand that Qantas regards Brisbane Base Maintenance as a "Growth Port" but, although I don't know officially, I do know there are a number of guys at BNE BM that have spoken of wanting a VR.
Will the ALAEA be asking Qantas to open up VR's in BNE BM?
I guess from Qantas' perspective, they would need to backfill any VR's from BNE BM with other LAME's within the network that have the required licences.
Do you think there would be any LAME's around the network that would be prepared to move into BNE BM to avoid being made redundant?
If not, there are a number of AME's with their B1/B2 diplomas ready for type training. There are even some AME's with a CASA licence already, just waiting for a slot to be made up into LAME's.
Perhaps these guys could be made up and the AME position they leave vacant could be backfilled by another AME from around the network?