Just to answer a few things to your discussion here.
The ALAEA WD has no scope whatsoever for the ALAEA to negotiate or the company to offer lesser redundancy terms. It is simply 3 weeks pay for each of the first 5 years and 4 weeks pay for each thereafter.
The 380 is massively labour intensive, particularly in the cabin. I am not licenced on it but I understand the problems are mainly the flimsy weight saving design of many parts.
Very interested to read more about the 380 weight restrictions on the DFW-SYD sector. Note the distance in 13,815k and the range of the generic 380 is 15,700k. Wondering is the Qantas range the same as this? Wondering how much fuel needs to be carried for alternates? Wondering how much the range reduces for each pax or tonne of freight?