Five years ago, each Engineering tarmac department had one manager.
Around that time they appointed an additional one to each department as his backup called an Ops manager.
Earlier this year they decided that the main manager need more Ops managers. They increased the number to four.
Along with the Ops managers, they also decided to create a new manager of airworthiness in each section.
What was a department with one manager overseeing about 150 staff (with foreman and senior Engineers) five years ago is now six managers overseeing a reduced staffing compliment (maybe 100 per section).
The increase in managers alone is 500%. Qantas were making money five years ago and now they are not. Anyone think there may be a connection?