I'm sure there will be many more questions about recently announced changes etc, but may I pose a question away from that topic...
How many crews does it take to keep an A380 operating normally? Obviously, you might head off to SIN, then hand over to another crew and have a slip. Meanwhile, that second crew will hand over to a third crew in London etc etc. 2 or three days later you pick up an aircraft and take it onto LHR etc. Add to that leave and sickness cover...
For the QF fleet of 11 (?) aircraft, how many Captains are there?
And I guess it's even more intensive for domestic ops where an aircraft is able to operate many more sectors in a day than a pilot, thus requiring 2 or three crews a day? It's affected by lots of things that may not be obvious. For instance, ultra long haul ops burn up the pilots' available flight hours per month relatively quickly, compared to much less 'dense' short haul ops.
I understand if this might be somewhat commercially sensitive info and you can't answer, but it would be interesting to know.