Mr Joyce please return half your $23m salary, page-116

I can assure you AJ is not handing it over to outsourced ground handling operations because it is more efficient , if it goes ahead he would be doing it purely for economic reasons. Actually it brings to mind some of the other "outsourcing opportunities" that have occured over the years ..... outsourcing servicing QF aircraft in foreign ports or by 3rd party groups ! Shortly thereafter we had landing gear collapses , electrical wiring being joined using metal staples and one that i was directly involved in which was corroded stringers being painted over to disguise the fact repairs had not been done but that QF had been charged for replacing same.And you say " Airlines would not hand their safety reputations over to cowboys " ..... That list goes on and on ...... I look at it this way , QF has got where it is today by using our own employees ( for the most part ) and its enviable safety record is what it hangs its hat on when being compared to other airlines , it is also why a large majority of QF customers choose to fly Qantas.
p.s. some of the "safety" related incidents that are reported and used in statistics are for things like ramp staff not wearing earmuffs correctly and other misdemeanor items .