As I've said before and I'll say again.
The 787-9s will be flown by mainline pilots, in QF colours on a separate award.
Why else would the company persist on carrying a surplus if there isn't a need for crews in the near to medium future?
Word is What Jetstar has now is as good as it's going to get going forward. There seems to be bit of a shift in mentality in the ivory tower of Jetstar being the groups golden child. I just hope IF our current mainline circumstances are repeated in Jetstar down the track they have the protections in their award to make things palatable.