Is Qantas jeopardising its reputation for safety by cutting back on heaving maintenance of aircraft and sacking staff?

Are they cutting back or are Australians just saying that because they're sending maintenance overseas. Do you want another Ansett? It's the future of global economics. Big Australian businesses will not be able to survive without outsourcing when all thier competitors do. Qantas still has never had a single crash. They have always been the safest airline in the world.

How can one know if their plane meets the standars of safety with all the cut backs, one takes their own life into ones hands theses days....

Recently caught a very late flight (QANTAS sister co JETSTAR) no explanation was given and when plane landed from an International Flight they unloaded, took 15 minutes, then re-loaded us - didn't like to think all checks only took 15 minutes

quantas is just doing what it must to stay alive.THINK PEOPLE USE UR HEADS

Another Australian Icon going down the gurgler. Of course QANTAS is ruining it's reputation. It used to be known as one of the safest airlines to travel with but maintaining them overseas does not ensure a good safety record anymore. Not good.

What concerns me the most is that Qantas is not on the top 13 list of safety in the world. Its placed number 6 at Service, but i would like to see safety first.