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Qantas to close its Avalon base
Qantas are currently holding a news conference announcing the closure of the Avalon maintenance base, citing the retirement of the B747 fleet as a contributing factor.
No doubt press releases will be out soon. |
From News.com.au:
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Why doesn't it retool the place for the A380 and 787??
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Because they prefer to get the work done cheap in Asia unfortunately.
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Is it true that there is "less" work on the newer types with the addition of self monitoring systems etc. ?
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The A330 and 737 fleets there are enough of them to justify the Brisbane base. |
Also they are doing the RAAF A330 & 737 fleets as well
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Australia is just too expensive. For anything. Whether it be getting maintenance on an aircraft, buying bananas, going on holidays. We are just too expensive.
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Maybe instead of asking why QF are downsizing mx in Australia we should be asking why virgin/tiger do zero heavy mx in Australia |
I have even heard people say that they will not travel QF because of QF doing some maintenance overseas.
Then I ask them who they would travel with and they come up with numerous other international based carriers such as EK / SQ / CX etc. Then I tell them that ALL those carriers have their maintenance done overseas. Amazing puzzled looks occur and I just shrug at them ! As noted we do not mention our domestic carriers who have the bulk of their maintenance done overseas as well. It is life now days so we have to live with it. |
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The difference of course is fleet size, there are enough 737 and A330's to justify a home base. |
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