If you have a look at the fleet it's old, old and old.
DM has a point that either way you look at it the fleet in ten years times will be completely different.
Smarts would negotiate an outcome that would cover that and not what we have now.
CK is right in the saving QF have with the use of S/O's as well even though I know some will argue their pay. Again this is something QF pilots have paid for.
If the company is looking for cheap offsets then they should consider fixing up the staff travel for a start.
The lads would like it but won't pay for it..nor should they.