Thanks Silverado, I have to agree with you on QF reaction compared with VA.
Your post does raise some interesting questions, if VA have been using this maintenance system for a while and there are obviously questions in regard to checking oil levels and other items why haven't these issues been raised earlier?
I thought Fed Sec might have been onto something here but I find it confusing that he hasn't seemed to mention anything regarding VA using the same system, or does VA have a different requirement for checking Boeing oil levels before operation ? Comparing how the two major 738 operators in Australia do such checks might just show the shortcomings in the Qantas system.